COMBING
Comb"ing, n.
1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
Note: The process of combing is used in straightening wool of long staple; short wool is carded.
2. pl. (a) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair. (b) Hair arranged to be worn on the head. The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of their hair is supplied by borders and combings. Jer. Taylor. (c) (Naut.)
Defn: See Coamings. Combing machine (Textile Manuf.), a machine for combing wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding machine, under Carding.
COMBLESS
Comb"less, a.
Defn: Without a comb or crest; as, a combless ceck.
COMBOLOIO
Com`bo*lo"io, n.
Defn: A Mohammedan rosary, consisting of ninety-nine beads. Byron.
COMB-SHAPED
Comb"-shaped`, a. (Bot.)