comb
nounmasculine/ˈpẽtɨ/high
pen·te
Definition
A toothed implement, usually of plastic or wood, used for smoothing, untangling, or styling hair.
She picked up the comb to fix her hair.
I lost my pocket comb.
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Common collocations
pocket combfine-tooth combto run a comb through
Idiomatic expressions
- to go over with a fine-tooth comb (to examine meticulously)
Etymology
Do latim 'pecten, pectinem'.