† kembingn.
Obsolete.
The action of kemb v.; combing.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > combing
kembingc1440
combing1575
pectination1753
fine-tooth combing1979
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 270/2 Kemynge of here, or wulle, pectinacio.
?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 45 He is..Alse curtly of his clething and kemmyng of his haris [a1586 kemmit his haris].
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. lviiiv After kaymynge of the heed.
1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. xxiii. 74 Haire worthy the kembing.
Compounds
kembing-claith n. Scottish combing-cloth.
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1578 Inv. in W. Hunter Biggar & House of Fleming (1862) xxvi. 332 Ane kame caiss & ane auld kimi [n] g clayth about ye same.
kembing-stock n. the stock or frame on which the combs were fixed for dressing wool, rippling lint, and breaking flax.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing > card or comb > stock or frame for
kembing-stock1418
cardstock1562
1418 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 3 j par de wollecombes j kembyngstok.
1533 in F. W. Weaver Wells Wills (1890) 155 A payre of woll combes with a kemynge stoke.
a1568 Wyf of Auchterm. 84 in Laing Anc. Poet. Scot. 340 He fell back~ward into the fyre, And brack his head on the keming stock.
a1776 Country Wedding in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (1776) II. 89 A keam but and a keaming-stock.
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