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combing noun (-s) Usage: often attributive 1. : the action or process of using a comb or combs: as a. : the straightening and ordering of wool or other fibers of long staple by a combing machine with elimination of shorter fibers b. : a method of decorating pottery in the wet state by scratching with a comb 2. combings plural : loose hair removed with a comb 3. : combing wool 4. : an action of combing or like combing especially in thoroughness < a skillful combing of the salvage incidents … for the stories that bear retelling — Alfred Stanford > |