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hot comb
1noun
- a comb or comblike appliance heated electrically and used to arrange or style the hair.
hot-comb
2[ hot-kohm ]
verb (used with object)
- to arrange or style (the hair) with a hot comb.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hot comb1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
With a hot comb she teased each strand of wool into perfect straightness and then plastered it down with a greasy pomade.
From Project Gutenberg
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