COMBING

n. drawing a comb through, grooming; thorough searching

v. arrange with a comb (of hair); groom a horse; search thoroughly

Combing is a method for preparing fiber for spinning by use of combs. The combs used have long metal teeth, and hardly resemble the comb used on hair. They are used in a similar fashion though, with one comb holding the fiber while the other is moved through, slowly transferring the fiber to the moving comb.
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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

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

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Comb
  

(n.)
The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
  

(n.)
That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair.
  

(n.)
See Coamings.
  

(n.)
Hair arranged to be worn on the head.
  

To dream of combing one's hair, denotes the illness or death of a friend or relative. Decay of friendship and loss of property is also indicated by this dream[.]

See Hair.