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combing
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combing
n.
drawing a comb through, grooming; thorough searching
comb
v.
arrange with a comb (of hair); groom a horse; search thoroughly
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Combing
Combing is a method for preparing carded fiber for spinning. Combing is divided into linear and circular combing. The Noble comb is an example of circular combing. The French comb is an example of linear combing. The process of combing is accompanied by gilling, a process of evening out carded or combed top making it suitable for spinning. Combing separates out short fibers by means of a rotating ring or rectilinear row of steel pins. The fibers in the 'top' it produces, have been straightened and lie parallel to each other. When combing wool, the discarded short fibers are called noils, and are ground up into shoddy.
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combing
Noun
1. the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
(synonym) comb
(hypernym) hair care, haircare, hairdressing
(hyponym) comb-out, teasing
(derivation) comb
comb
Noun
1. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb
(part-meronym) tooth
2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
(synonym) cockscomb, coxcomb
(hypernym) crest
(part-holonym) gallinaceous bird, gallinacean
3. a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl
(hypernym) caruncle, caruncula
(part-holonym) cock, rooster
4. any of several tools for straightening fibers
(hypernym) tool
(hyponym) currycomb
(part-meronym) tooth
(derivation) comb out, disentangle
5. ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
(hypernym) plate
(part-holonym) ctenophore, comb jelly
6. the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
(synonym) combing
(hypernym) hair care, haircare, hairdressing
(hyponym) comb-out, teasing
Verb
1. straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"; "comb the wool"
(hypernym) straighten, straighten out
(hyponym) heckle, hackle, hatchel
2. search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
(synonym) ransack
(hypernym) search
3. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
(synonym) comb out, disentangle
(hypernym) groom, neaten
(hyponym) slick, slick down, sleek down
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comb
v.
česat (se); pročesat
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comb
Czas.
czesać; przeczesywać
