Uncomb

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To reverse the effect of combing; to muss.

    "While I eat the popcorn, Loretta uncombs the “set” on her hairpiece."

  2. 2
    To remove a backcomb from.

    "She was dishevelled in attire; her stocking was down at heel like a stage Hamlet's ; her beautiful thick flaxen hair had burst all restraint, and tumbled about face, and neck, and shoulders with utter recklessness— I notice that hair always seems to uncomb, and unconfine, and ruffle itself in emotional situations— great tears hung on as long as they could to her beautiful eyelashes, and then dropped, tired out, on to her slate;"

  3. 3
    To comb out; to disentangle.

    "Its oscillating motion rakes the cotton to uncomb it for uniform feeding to conveyorized dryer at right of photo"

Example

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"While I eat the popcorn, Loretta uncombs the “set” on her hairpiece."

Etymology

From un- + comb.

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