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comb-out

[ kohm-out ]

noun

  1. a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.


comb out

verb

  1. to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb
  2. to isolate and remove for a purpose
  3. to survey carefully; examine systematically
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an act of combing out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comb-out1

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

Then an ear cleaning, nail trim, full comb-out and blowout.

Possibly more light is due this aspect of his retrograde nature as we engage in a social comb-out.

Ms. Horowitz said she learned the comb-out method from a book at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch.

We are also effecting a very strict comb-out of some of the essential industries.

The numbers came as some surprise to many of the women interviewed on a sticky Friday afternoon as they lunched at the diner, waited tables or sat for a comb-out.

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