1) Ancient instrument of torture 2) Comb 3) Hair care 4) Haircare 5) Hairdressing 6) Pet-show preparation 7) Salon activity
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- search thoroughly
- of hair
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Combing is a method for preparing carded fiber for spinning. The combing is divided into linear and circular combing. Noble comb is an example of circular combing. French comb is an example of linear combing. The process of combing is accompanied by Gilling - a process of evening out carded or combed top making it suitable for spinning. Combing se...
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[torture] Combing, sometimes known as carding, (despite carding being a completely different process), is a sometimes-fatal form of torture in which iron combs designed to prepare wool and other fibres for woolen spinning are used to scrape, tear, and flay the victim`s flesh. ==Iron comb== The iron combs typically used for torture were stur...
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• (n.) Hair arranged to be worn on the head. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Comb • (n.) See Coamings. • (n.) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair. • (n.) The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one`s hair; the combing of wool.
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(from the article `textile`) When very fine yarns are desired, carding is followed by combing, a process that removes short fibres, leaving a sliver composed entirely of long ...
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Long-staple, or long-fibred, wool is combed with metal combs before spinning to help the fibres line-up in the direction of the yarn. This makes the yarn stronger and is used for worsted cloths.
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The process of extracting FIBERS below a predetermined length from cotton SLIVER and straightening the remaining FIBERS to make them parallel.
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Comb'ing noun 1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the
combing of one's hair; the
combing of wool. » The process of
combing is used in straightening wool of long staple; short wool is
carded .
2. plural (a) ...
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the straightening or parallelizing of fibers using combs. Also includes the removal of short fibers and other impurities.
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Process by which the short fibers, entangled fibers and vegetable material are separated from the long fibers and the latter are straightened out and laid parallel to each other.
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The working of wet slip into patterns using a comb made of card or wood or leather. A similar process to feathering but it can be done through slip to a body of contrasting tone or colour as well as across the surface of different coloured slips.
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