单词 | nit comb |
释义 | > as lemmasnit comb nit comb n. a comb for removing nits from the hair (in quot. 1662 figurative). ΚΠ 1662 G. Torriano 2nd Alphabet Proverbial Phrases 144/1 To enter into the Nit-comb, viz. to sift and examine strictly and impartially, sparing none. 1917 Brit. Jrnl. Nursing 24 Nov. 336/1 She could vouch for it that hair combed with Binns' nit comb (Bradford), after soaking it in hot vinegar, would be clear of nits. 1943 Our Towns iii. 72 A square-toothed steel nit-comb..is too expensive for the poorest. 1997 A. Kahn-Din East is East (rev. ed.) ii. v. 58 Sajit—go upstairs and ask your Dad to give you the nit comb. < as lemmas |
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