fine-tooth combn.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪntuːθ ˈkəʊm/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪnˌtuθ ˈkoʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine-tooth adj., comb n.

Etymology: < fine-tooth adj. + comb n. Compare later tooth-comb n. at tooth n. Compounds 1b.

1. A comb with thin and closely set teeth, esp. one used for removing lice or nits from the hair. Cf. nit comb n. at nit n.¹ Compounds, tooth-comb n. (a) at tooth n. Compounds 1b.

ΚΠ

1784 J. Beekman Let. 12 Jan. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) III. 1170 16 dozen long fine tooth combs.

1839 H. Malcom Trav. I. ii. 37 Friends who wish to make little presents to the Karen Christians, might send fine-tooth combs.

1878 B. F. Taylor Between Gates 246 As slender in the distance as a fine-tooth comb.

1928 F. P. Harlow Making of Sailor xi. 260 I..resorted to a fine-tooth comb which revealed the fact that my hair was inhabited.

1991 Allure June 28/4 A hundred years ago, churches in Virginia..used to hang fine-tooth combs near the vestibules on Sunday mornings.

2010 E. Landau Head Lice 19 Nits..must be removed with a fine-tooth comb known as a nit comb.

2. In figurative phrases with reference to a very thorough search or analysis of something; esp. in to go through (something) with a fine-tooth comb (and variants).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun] > instrument of

fine-tooth comb1852

tooth-comb1893

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > comb

comba700

pocket-tortoise1687

whisk-comb1688

dressing comb1782

tail comb1782

rake-comb1790

reding comb1795

fine-tooth comb1852

hackle1903

rat-tail comb1937

rake1966

Afro pick1971

pick1972

detangler1984

1852 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 2 Mar. 2/4 And if you take a fine tooth comb, And rake down ‘all creation’, You couldn't find a meaner man In this here mighty nation.

1891 Cent. Mag. Feb. 595 I'll go through this town like a fine-tooth comb but what I'll find him.

1935 ‘N. Blake’ Question of Proof xi. 221 We've been over the whole ruddy caboodle with a fine tooth comb.

1966 A. Firth Tall, Balding, Thirty-five xvii. 216 We've gone through the remains of the helicopter with a fine-tooth comb, but there wasn't much left.

1998 T. Wolfe Man in Full xxi. 506 We're going through his finances with a fine-tooth comb.

2011 Daily Tel. 10 May 17/4 Despite the fine-tooth comb applied to the evidence four years ago by the press.., fascinating new details emerge from her account.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fine-tooth combv.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪntuːθ ˈkəʊm/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪnˌtuθ ˈkoʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: fine-tooth comb n.

Etymology: < fine-tooth comb n. Compare slightly earlier fine-tooth combing n. and earlier fine-comb v.

transitive. To comb (hair) with a fine-tooth comb. Now chiefly figurative: to undertake a very thorough search or analysis of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > comb

kembc1000

comb1398

pectinate1623

rede1718

to comb out1854

redd1864

back-comb1865

fine-tooth comb1889

rat1904

hackle1929

tease1957

sleek1959

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search a place or receptacle thoroughly

asearch1382

searcha1387

ransacka1400

ripea1400

upripe?a1400

riflec1400

ruffle1440

gropea1529

rig1572

rake1618

rummage1621

haul1666

fish1727

call1806

ratch1859

to turn over1859

to go through ——1861

rifle1894

rancel1899

to take apart1920

fine-tooth comb1949

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)]

through-seekOE

gropea1250

to search outa1382

ensearch1382

boltc1386

examinea1387

ransackc1390

ripea1400

search1409

overreach?a1425

considerc1425

perquirec1460

examec1480

peruse?1520

grounda1529

study1528

oversearch1532

perscrute1536

scrute1536

to go over ——1537

scan1548

examinate1560

rifle1566

to consider of1569

excuss1570

ripe1573

sift1573

sift1577

to pry into ——1581

dive1582

rub1591

explore1596

pervestigate1610

dissecta1631

profound1643

circumspect1667

scrutinize1671

perscrutatea1679

introspect1683

rummage1690

reconnoitre1740

scrutinate1742

to look through1744

scrutiny1755

parse1788

gun1819

cat-haul1840

vivisect1876

scour1882

microscope1888

tooth-comb1893

X-ray1896

comb1904

fine-tooth comb1949

1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 16 Aug. 2/3 That lady benevolently clothed it [sc. a child], fine-tooth-combed it.

1949 N. R. Nash Young & Fair ii. ii. 71 I'm going to fine-tooth-comb this school.

1999 Scouting Mar. 19 Scores of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and adult leaders..marked last Sept. 19 by ‘fine-tooth combing’ riverbanks and bay shores.

2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 19 Nov. a8/4 The spreadsheet formulas were wrong. That's been corrected... We have fine-tooth combed all of that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fine-tooth comb
释义	fine-tooth combn. Brit. /ˌfʌɪntuːθ ˈkəʊm/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnˌtuθ ˈkoʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine-tooth adj., comb n. Etymology: < fine-tooth adj. + comb n. Compare later tooth-comb n. at tooth n. Compounds 1b. 1. A comb with thin and closely set teeth, esp. one used for removing lice or nits from the hair. Cf. nit comb n. at nit n.¹ Compounds, tooth-comb n. (a) at tooth n. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1784 J. Beekman Let. 12 Jan. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) III. 1170 16 dozen long fine tooth combs. 1839 H. Malcom Trav. I. ii. 37 Friends who wish to make little presents to the Karen Christians, might send fine-tooth combs. 1878 B. F. Taylor Between Gates 246 As slender in the distance as a fine-tooth comb. 1928 F. P. Harlow Making of Sailor xi. 260 I..resorted to a fine-tooth comb which revealed the fact that my hair was inhabited. 1991 Allure June 28/4 A hundred years ago, churches in Virginia..used to hang fine-tooth combs near the vestibules on Sunday mornings. 2010 E. Landau Head Lice 19 Nits..must be removed with a fine-tooth comb known as a nit comb. 2. In figurative phrases with reference to a very thorough search or analysis of something; esp. in to go through (something) with a fine-tooth comb (and variants). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun] > instrument of fine-tooth comb1852 tooth-comb1893 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > comb comba700 pocket-tortoise1687 whisk-comb1688 dressing comb1782 tail comb1782 rake-comb1790 reding comb1795 fine-tooth comb1852 hackle1903 rat-tail comb1937 rake1966 Afro pick1971 pick1972 detangler1984 1852 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 2 Mar. 2/4 And if you take a fine tooth comb, And rake down ‘all creation’, You couldn't find a meaner man In this here mighty nation. 1891 Cent. Mag. Feb. 595 I'll go through this town like a fine-tooth comb but what I'll find him. 1935 ‘N. Blake’ Question of Proof xi. 221 We've been over the whole ruddy caboodle with a fine tooth comb. 1966 A. Firth Tall, Balding, Thirty-five xvii. 216 We've gone through the remains of the helicopter with a fine-tooth comb, but there wasn't much left. 1998 T. Wolfe Man in Full xxi. 506 We're going through his finances with a fine-tooth comb. 2011 Daily Tel. 10 May 17/4 Despite the fine-tooth comb applied to the evidence four years ago by the press.., fascinating new details emerge from her account. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fine-tooth combv. Brit. /ˌfʌɪntuːθ ˈkəʊm/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnˌtuθ ˈkoʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: fine-tooth comb n. Etymology: < fine-tooth comb n. Compare slightly earlier fine-tooth combing n. and earlier fine-comb v. transitive. To comb (hair) with a fine-tooth comb. Now chiefly figurative: to undertake a very thorough search or analysis of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > comb kembc1000 comb1398 pectinate1623 rede1718 to comb out1854 redd1864 back-comb1865 fine-tooth comb1889 rat1904 hackle1929 tease1957 sleek1959 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search a place or receptacle thoroughly asearch1382 searcha1387 ransacka1400 ripea1400 upripe?a1400 riflec1400 ruffle1440 gropea1529 rig1572 rake1618 rummage1621 haul1666 fish1727 call1806 ratch1859 to turn over1859 to go through ——1861 rifle1894 rancel1899 to take apart1920 fine-tooth comb1949 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)] through-seekOE gropea1250 to search outa1382 ensearch1382 boltc1386 examinea1387 ransackc1390 ripea1400 search1409 overreach?a1425 considerc1425 perquirec1460 examec1480 peruse?1520 grounda1529 study1528 oversearch1532 perscrute1536 scrute1536 to go over ——1537 scan1548 examinate1560 rifle1566 to consider of1569 excuss1570 ripe1573 sift1573 sift1577 to pry into ——1581 dive1582 rub1591 explore1596 pervestigate1610 dissecta1631 profound1643 circumspect1667 scrutinize1671 perscrutatea1679 introspect1683 rummage1690 reconnoitre1740 scrutinate1742 to look through1744 scrutiny1755 parse1788 gun1819 cat-haul1840 vivisect1876 scour1882 microscope1888 tooth-comb1893 X-ray1896 comb1904 fine-tooth comb1949 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 16 Aug. 2/3 That lady benevolently clothed it [sc. a child], fine-tooth-combed it. 1949 N. R. Nash Young & Fair ii. ii. 71 I'm going to fine-tooth-comb this school. 1999 Scouting Mar. 19 Scores of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and adult leaders..marked last Sept. 19 by ‘fine-tooth combing’ riverbanks and bay shores. 2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 19 Nov. a8/4 The spreadsheet formulas were wrong. That's been corrected... We have fine-tooth combed all of that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1784v.1889
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