combingn.

/ˈkəʊmɪŋ/

Etymology: < comb v.¹

1. The action of comb v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing

cardinga1464

combing1575

gilling1847

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > combing

kembingc1440

combing1575

pectination1753

fine-tooth combing1979

1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 78^v To haue their haires fall without combing.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xi. 51 Of spinning and combing of wooll.

1854 E. Wilson Healthy Skin xvii By plenty of combing and brushing.

2. concrete (usually plural) The produce of combing; hairs combed off; the artificial borders, etc. for which these are saved.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > parts of the hair or head relating to hairdressing > [noun] > hairs combed off

combing1656

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 44 The baldnesse, thinnesse, and..deformity of their haire, is usually supplyed by borders and combings.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 59 She laid out the combings or cuttings of her own or others more youthfull haire.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. vi. 102 I desired the Queen's Woman to save for me the Combings of her Majesty's Hair.

1880 W. S. Gilbert Patience, Compelled at last, in life's uncertain gloamings, To wreathe her wrinkled brow with well saved ‘combings’.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in other combinations, as combing trade (i.e. wool-combing).

ΚΠ

1709 London Gaz. No. 4585/4 Places..where the Combing Trade is followed.

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 June 5/2 The better grades of combing merino.

C2.

†combing-cloth n. (also combing-kerchief) Obsolete a cloth placed over the shoulders while the hair is combed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for shoulders > cloth

combing-cloth1670

cabaan1693

tetampana1811

1578 in T. Thomson Inventories (1815) 231 (Jam.) Huidis, quaffis..naipkynis, camyng claithis.

1578 in T. Thomson Inventories (1815) 235 (Jam.) Ane camyng curche of the same.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) i. 54 Some of the townes men, who saw him..putting on that combeing cloth..thinking it had been a Priest putting on the Amice.

combing-machine n. a machine for combing wool.

combing plate n. (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 521/1 Fig. 1... Grinding surface of a..molar of Rhinoceros..12, crochet (posterior combing plate).

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 521/2 The middle sinus is often intersected by vertical laminæ (‘combing plates’) projecting into it.

combing skin n. a long-woolled skin; a skin bearing long wool suitable for combing.

ΚΠ

1895 Daily News 10 May 9/3 Good combing skins show ¹/ ₈ to ¹/ ₄d. per lb. advance; short-woolled skins rule about on a par with..last auction values.

combing-wool n. long wool adapted for combing and spinning into worsted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > long-stapled

long wool1613

combing-wool1757

1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. Argt. 44 The wool of our island, peculiarly excellent, is the combing wool.

1883 Leisure Hour 243/2 ‘Combing’ wool is longer, finer, and more silky than ‘clothing’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† combingadj.²

Obsolete.

In form a present participle of a verb comb, of uncertain meaning and history. Perhaps related to Provençal comb, Spanish combo curved, combar to curve (see Littré at Combe); with sense: Curving, incurved, bending in.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curved inwards

combingc1503

inbenta1586

inbending1622

inflexed1661

incurvated1665

inflex1753

incurvate1776

incurved1816

rolled-in1832

introflexed1846

incurving1865

inflected1870

inwound1876

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxij/2 To graf frute that shal haue no Core. Take a graff And bowe it in bothe endes combyng and kyt bothe endis graf wyse and So fasten theym in the stoke.

1574 T. Hill Bk. Art of Planting (rev. ed.) 75 in Profitable Arte of Gardening (rev. ed.) .

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	combing
释义	combingn. /ˈkəʊmɪŋ/ Etymology: < comb v.¹ 1. The action of comb v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing cardinga1464 combing1575 gilling1847 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > combing kembingc1440 combing1575 pectination1753 fine-tooth combing1979 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 78^v To haue their haires fall without combing. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xi. 51 Of spinning and combing of wooll. 1854 E. Wilson Healthy Skin xvii By plenty of combing and brushing. 2. concrete (usually plural) The produce of combing; hairs combed off; the artificial borders, etc. for which these are saved. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > parts of the hair or head relating to hairdressing > [noun] > hairs combed off combing1656 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 44 The baldnesse, thinnesse, and..deformity of their haire, is usually supplyed by borders and combings. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 59 She laid out the combings or cuttings of her own or others more youthfull haire. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. vi. 102 I desired the Queen's Woman to save for me the Combings of her Majesty's Hair. 1880 W. S. Gilbert Patience, Compelled at last, in life's uncertain gloamings, To wreathe her wrinkled brow with well saved ‘combings’. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations, as combing trade (i.e. wool-combing). ΚΠ 1709 London Gaz. No. 4585/4 Places..where the Combing Trade is followed. 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 June 5/2 The better grades of combing merino. C2. †combing-cloth n. (also combing-kerchief) Obsolete a cloth placed over the shoulders while the hair is combed. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for shoulders > cloth combing-cloth1670 cabaan1693 tetampana1811 1578 in T. Thomson Inventories (1815) 231 (Jam.) Huidis, quaffis..naipkynis, camyng claithis. 1578 in T. Thomson Inventories (1815) 235 (Jam.) Ane camyng curche of the same. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) i. 54 Some of the townes men, who saw him..putting on that combeing cloth..thinking it had been a Priest putting on the Amice. combing-machine n. a machine for combing wool. combing plate n. (see quots.). ΚΠ 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 521/1 Fig. 1... Grinding surface of a..molar of Rhinoceros..12, crochet (posterior combing plate). 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 521/2 The middle sinus is often intersected by vertical laminæ (‘combing plates’) projecting into it. combing skin n. a long-woolled skin; a skin bearing long wool suitable for combing. ΚΠ 1895 Daily News 10 May 9/3 Good combing skins show ¹/ ₈ to ¹/ ₄d. per lb. advance; short-woolled skins rule about on a par with..last auction values. combing-wool n. long wool adapted for combing and spinning into worsted. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > long-stapled long wool1613 combing-wool1757 1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. Argt. 44 The wool of our island, peculiarly excellent, is the combing wool. 1883 Leisure Hour 243/2 ‘Combing’ wool is longer, finer, and more silky than ‘clothing’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). combingadj.¹ /ˈkəʊmɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as comb v.¹ + -ing suffix². That combs; esp. of a wave: Forming a crest, breaking into foam (see comb v.¹ 5). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > breaking breaking1597 combing1857 1857 S. Osborn Quedah xviii. 246 The spirit of the old pirate is still observed in stormy nights..to row his tiny skiff through the combing waves. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Combing sea, a rolling and crested wave. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † combingadj.² Obsolete. In form a present participle of a verb comb, of uncertain meaning and history. Perhaps related to Provençal comb, Spanish combo curved, combar to curve (see Littré at Combe); with sense: Curving, incurved, bending in. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curved inwards combingc1503 inbenta1586 inbending1622 inflexed1661 incurvated1665 inflex1753 incurvate1776 incurved1816 rolled-in1832 introflexed1846 incurving1865 inflected1870 inwound1876 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxij/2 To graf frute that shal haue no Core. Take a graff And bowe it in bothe endes combyng and kyt bothe endis graf wyse and So fasten theym in the stoke. 1574 T. Hill Bk. Art of Planting (rev. ed.) 75 in Profitable Arte of Gardening (rev. ed.) . This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1575adj.¹1857adj.²c1503
随便看	ninth chord ninth deal ninth degree ninth of av ninth part ninth part of a man ninther ninthest ninthly ninths ninyam niobate niobates niobe niobean niobian niobic niobic acid niobite niobites niobium niobiums niobous niocalite niopo

combingn.

Compounds

combingadj.1

† combingadj.2

combingadj.¹

† combingadj.²