Her dark-blonde hair, worn long at Oxford, had been cut and backcombed, Diana-style, and quivered when she shook her head.
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Backcomb
Synonyms for "backcomb" (1 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
5 translations across 4 languages.
German
1 entries- toupieren verb (to hold hair and comb it towards the head)
Greek
2 entries- κρεπάρω verb (to hold hair and comb it towards the head)
- ξαίνω verb (to hold hair and comb it towards the head)
Hungarian
1 entries- tupíroz verb (to hold hair and comb it towards the head)
Polish
1 entries- tapirować verb (to hold hair and comb it towards the head)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway
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There was a part of a bottle of liquor on the table—the furniture of the hall was disarranged—a pair of slippers, two small combs, and a backcomb were lying near an easy chair.
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A backcomb comprising a pair of oppositely disposed members of sheet material each provided with teeth along one margin, a pivot pin securing the members at one end in overlapping relation.
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