comber

[ koh-mer ]

/ ˈkoʊ mər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR comber ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that combs.

a long, curling wave.

Origin of comber

First recorded in 1640–50; comb + -er¹

Words nearby comber

combat zone, comb back, combe, Combe-Capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, comb-footed spider, combinable, combination, combination calculus

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Example sentences from the Web for comber

No telling when a comber may come aboard, and it will carry you off like a chip.
Tom Fairfield at Sea|Allen Chapman
The comber overtook them, clasped them to its bosom, tossed them high upon its great glassy shoulder.
The Destroying Angel|Louis Joseph Vance
It must be understood that the comber is only used by a comparatively small proportion of the cotton spinners of the world.
The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson
The weft threads are forced up against the fabric by means of the comber board and are beaten in with a baton.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao|Fay-Cooper Cole

Here and there at intervals uplifted a comber taller than its fellows, standing, just as it broke, like a green wall.
Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for comber

comber

/ (ˈkəʊmə) /

noun

a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc

a long curling wave; roller

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单词	comber
释义	comber [ koh-mer ] / ˈkoʊ mər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comber ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that combs. a long, curling wave. Origin of comber First recorded in 1640–50; comb + -er¹ Words nearby comber combat zone, comb back, combe, Combe-Capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, comb-footed spider, combinable, combination, combination calculus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comber No telling when a comber may come aboard, and it will carry you off like a chip. Tom Fairfield at Sea\|Allen Chapman The comber overtook them, clasped them to its bosom, tossed them high upon its great glassy shoulder. The Destroying Angel\|Louis Joseph Vance It must be understood that the comber is only used by a comparatively small proportion of the cotton spinners of the world. The Story of the Cotton Plant\|Frederick Wilkinson The weft threads are forced up against the fabric by means of the comber board and are beaten in with a baton. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao\|Fay-Cooper Cole Here and there at intervals uplifted a comber taller than its fellows, standing, just as it broke, like a green wall. Big Timber\|Bertrand W. Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for comber comber / (ˈkəʊmə) / noun a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc a long curling wave; roller Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to comber rush, stream, swell, upsurge, rash, surge, tide, flood, outbreak, sign, crest, influx, movement, wave, bending, convolution, sweep, twist, winding, ripple
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comber

noun

Origin of comber

Words nearby comber

Example sentences from the Web for comber

British Dictionary definitions for comber

noun

Words related to comber