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Pectinate

//ˈpɛktəneɪt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Resembling a comb.; Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb. not-comparable
"The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only."
2
Resembling a comb.; Striate. not-comparable

Adjective

1
like a comb wordnet

Noun

1
An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.

Verb

1
To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate. ambitransitive
"To ſet croſſe legg’d, or with our fingers pectinated or ſhut together is accounted bad, and friends will perſwade us from it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“I comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“I comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century.

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