fine-combv.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪnˈkəʊm/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪnˈkoʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adv., comb v.¹

Etymology: < fine adv. + comb v.¹ Compare earlier fine-tooth comb n. and later fine-tooth comb v.

1. transitive. To comb (hair) thoroughly or meticulously, esp. with a fine-tooth comb.

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1873 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald 20 Sept. They [sc. the herds of cattle] are washed with castile soap, sponged, fine-combed, brushed, [etc.]

1882 Sat. Evening Post 10 June 7/3 The customer is shampooed, kneaded, ‘machine-brushed,’ and ‘fine-combed.’

1921 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 30 June 5/5 Wash [hair] with hot vinegar, followed by hot water and soap. Afterwards fine comb the hair thoroughly.

1970 Hollins Critic 7 4 The little boy is told that unless his hair is finecombed the lice will coagulate and make a rope and drag him down to the water.

1981 Pure-bred Dogs, Amer. Kennel Gaz. May 150/3 This [cleaning] is especially important with coated pups, where fecal residue must be fine-combed out of long hair.

2015 Irish Independent (National ed.) (Nexis) 15 Nov. (Weekend section) 62 When you are fine-combing your children's hair on the hunt for lice, do not scream out loud when you see a louse.

2. transitive. figurative. To conduct a very thorough search or analysis of.

ΚΠ

1901 Sunday Post (Boston) 21 Apr. 16/4 The Renacimiento Theatre..has some singers Grau must have missed when fine-combing the world for talent.

1955 S. Dickson Streets San Francisco 179 Thanks to those individuals and those sources that have helped in the research and fine-combed the material for inaccuracies.

1990 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 26 Sept. 1 b Men and women with high-powered jobs..won't have had time to fine-comb the dictionary.

2013 What Car? Nov. 89/3 The infotainment system menus were scoured, the manual fine-combed, all to no avail.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fine-comb
释义	fine-combv. Brit. /ˌfʌɪnˈkəʊm/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnˈkoʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adv., comb v.¹ Etymology: < fine adv. + comb v.¹ Compare earlier fine-tooth comb n. and later fine-tooth comb v. 1. transitive. To comb (hair) thoroughly or meticulously, esp. with a fine-tooth comb. ΚΠ 1873 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald 20 Sept. They [sc. the herds of cattle] are washed with castile soap, sponged, fine-combed, brushed, [etc.] 1882 Sat. Evening Post 10 June 7/3 The customer is shampooed, kneaded, ‘machine-brushed,’ and ‘fine-combed.’ 1921 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 30 June 5/5 Wash [hair] with hot vinegar, followed by hot water and soap. Afterwards fine comb the hair thoroughly. 1970 Hollins Critic 7 4 The little boy is told that unless his hair is finecombed the lice will coagulate and make a rope and drag him down to the water. 1981 Pure-bred Dogs, Amer. Kennel Gaz. May 150/3 This [cleaning] is especially important with coated pups, where fecal residue must be fine-combed out of long hair. 2015 Irish Independent (National ed.) (Nexis) 15 Nov. (Weekend section) 62 When you are fine-combing your children's hair on the hunt for lice, do not scream out loud when you see a louse. 2. transitive. figurative. To conduct a very thorough search or analysis of. ΚΠ 1901 Sunday Post (Boston) 21 Apr. 16/4 The Renacimiento Theatre..has some singers Grau must have missed when fine-combing the world for talent. 1955 S. Dickson Streets San Francisco 179 Thanks to those individuals and those sources that have helped in the research and fine-combed the material for inaccuracies. 1990 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 26 Sept. 1 b Men and women with high-powered jobs..won't have had time to fine-comb the dictionary. 2013 What Car? Nov. 89/3 The infotainment system menus were scoured, the manual fine-combed, all to no avail. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1873
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