comb-out

[ kohm-out ]

noun

a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.

Origin of comb-out

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase comb out

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How to use comb-out in a sentence

Silver began to grin and strut and comb out his scarlet thrums with dirty fingers.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. Chambers
When the new man came, he attempted to comb out the horse's tail, and the added portion came off in his hand.
Out of the Hurly-Burly | Charles Heber Clark
Doubtless the next generation will comb out every detail of it.
Sea Warfare | Rudyard Kipling
He was a fatherly old man, and she let him help her with her fastenings, and comb out her hair with the tiny comb in her étui.
A Modern Telemachus | Charlotte M. Yonge
He had to feed the pony, comb out his mane and tail, give him a good grooming and do something about that saddle sore.
Ticktock and Jim | Keith Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for comb out

comb out

verb(tr, adverb)

to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb
to isolate and remove for a purpose

to survey carefully; examine systematically

nouncomb-out

an act of combing out

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