Translation
comb
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Word origin
Deverbal noun from peigner ('to comb'), from Latin pectinare, from pecten ('comb').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pecten
- English cognates
- pectoral
Grammar
Examples
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Run a comb through your hair before going out.
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I have lost my comb in the sports bag.
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This wooden comb is handmade.
décoratif.
She held her hair back with a decorative comb.
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The police searched the house with a fine-tooth comb.
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