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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Comb \Comb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Combed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Combing.]
     To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay
     smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb
     hair or wool. See under Combing.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Comb down his hair; look, look! it stands upright.
                                                    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Combing \Comb"ing\, n.
     1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs;
        as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The process of combing is used in straightening wool of
           long staple; short wool is carded.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl.
        (a) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as
            loose, tangled hair.
        (b) Hair arranged to be worn on the head.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of
                  their hair is supplied by borders and combings.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
        (c) (Naut.) See Coamings.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Combing machine (Textile Manuf.), a machine for combing
        wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and
        more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding
        machine, under Carding.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Combing \Comb"ing\, n.
     1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs;
        as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
  
     Note: The process of combing is used in straightening wool of
           long staple; short wool is carded.
  
     2. pl.
        (a) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as
            loose, tangled hair.
        (b) Hair arranged to be worn on the head.
  
                  The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of
                  their hair is supplied by borders and combings.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
        (c) (Naut.) See Coamings.
  
     Combing machine (Textile Manuf.), a machine for combing
        wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and
        more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding
        machine, under Carding.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Comb \Comb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Combed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Combing.]
     To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay
     smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb
     hair or wool. See under Combing.
  
           Comb down his hair; look, look! it stands upright.
                                                    --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  combing
       n : the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a
           comb" [syn: comb]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     Αγγλικά n.
     το χτένισμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     n.
     1 The act by which something is combed.
     2 (lb en in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair
  is combed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en comb nocat=1)
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en coaming)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     n.
     1 The act by which something is combed.
     2 (lb en in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair
  is combed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en comb nocat=1)
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en coaming)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     n.
     1 The act by which something is combed.
     2 (lb en in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair
  is combed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en comb nocat=1)
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en coaming)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     n.
     1 The act by which something is combed.
     2 (lb en in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair
  is combed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en comb nocat=1)
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en coaming)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c omb ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  combing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en comb ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb comb)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/
  التمشيط

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/ 
  česající

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/ 
  česání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/
  durchkämmend, genau absuchend
        "Police are combing the woods for the missing girl."  - Die Polizei durchkämmt das Waldgebiet auf der Suche nach dem vermissten Mädchen.
     Synonym: scouring
  
   see: comb sth., scour sth., combed, scoured
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/
  kämmend
   see: comb, combed, combs, combed, overcomb
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/
  kardierend, kardätschend, dätschend
     Synonyms: carding, teasing
  
   see: card sth., comb sth., tease sth., carded, combed, teased
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  combing /kˈəʊmɪŋ/
  1. fésülés
  2. fésült vakolás
  3. kártolás
  4. erezés fésûvel
  5. fésülködés
  6. gerebenezés
  7. flóderozás
  8. fautánzó mázolás
  9. raktárnyílás
  10. erezett vakolás
  11. gereblyézett vakolás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkoʊmɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 梳毛,梳弃的毛,发;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 梳毛,梳弃的毛,发

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