combings

[ koh-mingz ]

/ ˈkoʊ mɪŋz /

plural noun

hairs removed with a comb or a brush.

Origin of combings

First recorded in1565–75; comb + -ing¹ + -s³

Words nearby combings

combined immunodeficiency, combined operations, combined pregnancy, combined version, combine harvester, combings, combining form, combining weight, comb jelly, combo, combo store

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Example sentences from the Web for combings

At that instant, an erect and unmoved form stood on the combings of the main hatch.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas|James Fenimore Cooper
The combings from the lady's hair might have been very useful in establishing her identity.
That Affair Next Door|Anna Katharine Green
Ten bob I got for Molly's combings when we were on the rocks in Holles street.
Ulysses|James Joyce
The combings were of stone, and were still intact, as were also the upper stones of a flight of steps that led down to the tunnel.
The White Mice|Richard Harding Davis

"I took it from a bag of combings that hung on the wall of Miriam Goldstein's bedroom," answered the detective.
John Thorndyke's Cases|R. Austin Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for combings

combings

/ (ˈkəʊmɪŋz) /

pl n

the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals

the unwanted loose short fibres removed in combing cotton, etc

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单词	combings
释义	combings [ koh-mingz ] / ˈkoʊ mɪŋz / plural noun hairs removed with a comb or a brush. Origin of combings First recorded in1565–75; comb + -ing¹ + -s³ Words nearby combings combined immunodeficiency, combined operations, combined pregnancy, combined version, combine harvester, combings, combining form, combining weight, comb jelly, combo, combo store Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for combings At that instant, an erect and unmoved form stood on the combings of the main hatch. The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas\|James Fenimore Cooper The combings from the lady's hair might have been very useful in establishing her identity. That Affair Next Door\|Anna Katharine Green Ten bob I got for Molly's combings when we were on the rocks in Holles street. Ulysses\|James Joyce The combings were of stone, and were still intact, as were also the upper stones of a flight of steps that led down to the tunnel. The White Mice\|Richard Harding Davis "I took it from a bag of combings that hung on the wall of Miriam Goldstein's bedroom," answered the detective. John Thorndyke's Cases\|R. Austin Freeman British Dictionary definitions for combings combings / (ˈkəʊmɪŋz) / pl n the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals the unwanted loose short fibres removed in combing cotton, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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