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combing
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comb·ing
Synonyms of combing
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coaming
: a raised frame (as around a hatchway in the deck of a ship) to keep out water
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Our testers found that this shampoo lathered and rinsed well without weighing down hair, while making combing and styling afterward easier.
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This shampoo-conditioner combo simultaneously cleanses hair strands and hydrates them thanks to the inclusion of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, a conditioning agent which has been shown to make combing easier after use.
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The staff brought him into the cold back room, and he was greeted by the volunteer who sat and watched before him, or the person who’d just finished the ritual washing: the buckets of water poured, the wiping with warm cloths, the cleaning of the nails, the combing of the hair.
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B1 to tidy your hair using a comb: She combed her hair and put on some lipstick. I've been trying to comb out (= remove using a comb) the knots in her hair.
More examplesFewer examplesI combed my hair before I left home.Comb your hair before you have your photo taken.She combed her hair with her fingers.
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to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something: The police combed the whole area for evidence. Investigators combed through the wreckage.
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to search for somethingsearchI've searched everywhere and can't find my passport.lookShe was looking in her handbag for a pen.huntI've hunted all over the place but I can't find that book.rummageHe rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys.ferret outThe inspector general has broad powers to ferret out fraud on the state and local level.combPolice combed the area for evidence.
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(Definition of combing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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combing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This combing process also separated the fibres to some extent.
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Nailed either to small hand cards, or to large cylinders in carding machines, this process loosened matted wool without combing it straight.
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It may be aggravated by chewing, combing the hair or wearing spectacles.
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As they walked, they waggled their abdomens from side to side, while their hind legs moved backwards and forwards, apparently combing pollen from the anthers.
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One of its strengths is the range of material assembled and the careful combing of newspapers for relevant material.
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Buildings can modulate light by combing it, diffusing it, storing it, reflecting it or changing its speed.
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She did not finish combing her hair until she had the city back into her power by force of arms.
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Combing elements of historical and cognitive archaeology, he argues that there existed a political tradition that represented continuity and change.
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They have included a most comprehensive critical apparatus, and their diligence in combing the official and unofficial sources for the expedition merits high encomium.
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It can act as one stage in the process of rewriting, of going through the text again and again combing it, like hair, until it shines.
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Tow fibre was then removed from the line fibre by combing on a set of sharp pins (hackling).
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However, because this combing is impossible on even-dimensional spheres, it follows that the existence of a one-dimensional nonsingular foliation on these even-dimensional spheres also is impossible.
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The papers also call attention to the rewards of deeply combing the archives for new sources about the post-emancipation adjustments and about the meanings of new forms of social relations.
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Now again the process of combing out is being gone through, not with a harrow but with a small -tooth comb.
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The combing has been going on drastically for the last two years.
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Method of preparing fiber for spinning
For the video visual defect artifact, see Interlaced video. For the combing of hair, see Comb. For the torture method, see Combing (torture).
Noble comber in Bradford
French Comb PB31L for worsted system
Combing is a method for preparing carded fibre for spinning. Combing aligns fibers in parallel before spinning to produce a smoother, stronger, and more lustrous yarn. The process of combing is accompanied by gilling, a process of evening out carded or combed top making it suitable for spinning. Combing separates out short fibres by means of a rotating ring or rectilinear row of steel pins. The fibres in the 'top' it produces have been straightened and lie parallel to each other. When combing wool, the discarded short fibres are called noils, and are ground up into shoddy.[1]
In general, there are two main systems of preparing fibre for yarn: the worsted system and the woollen system. The worsted system is defined by the removal of short fibres by combing and top preparation by gilling. In the woollen system, short fibres are retained, and it may or may not involve combing.
Combing is divided into linear and circular combing. The Noble comb is an example of circular combing. The French comb is an example of linear combing.[citation needed]
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The circular combs used have long metal teeth, and only barely resemble the comb used on hair. However, they are used in a similar fashion with one comb holding the fibre, which is slowly dubbed in by a brush, while the other is moved through, slowly transferring the fibre to the moving comb.[2]
The rectilinear comb uses a circular comb mounted on a drum to comb out the fringe and remove short fibre (set by a scale so fibres less than, for example, 25 mm are removed) not held by a clamping mechanism. The row of pins known as a top comb is a very fine tooth comb, for example, 25 teeth per inch; it is inserted in cylindrical combed fringe to act as an impediment to contaminates (burr, seed etc.) flow. The top comb acts as an impediment to contamination moving into a combed sliver. On a next circular combing short finer and contaminants are removed. The circular combing without short fibres is placed on a moving belt in an overlapping motion. The circular combing and top comb insertion are repeated and combed fibres - now called tuft are overlapped. The overlapping produces some cohesion allowing the tuft then to be twisted to form a combed sliver. This sliver is weak and unsuitable for spinning. To allow spinning to take place additional gilling is required to introduce fibre end irregularity (Sokolov 1994).
Combing the fibres removes the short fibres and arranges the fibre in a flat bundle, with all the fibres going the same direction. This preparation is commonly used to spin a worsted yarn. Woollen yarns cannot be spun from fibre prepared with combs, instead, the fibre must be carded. Cotton is combed when it is to be used for quality fabric with high thread counts.
In general, combing is done to filter or sieve out any short length fibres (for example, fibres shorter than 21 mm). Combing or carding is a primary process, followed by the gilling process, which removes hooks and involves three separate machines. Combing is then followed by two Gillings to remove irregularity in the sliver and randomize fibre ends. This post-combing process is required if spinning is to follow. It is known that a sliver can be spun to a yarn of only 21 fibres with a suitable average length of 150 mm.[citation needed]
Combing is a mechanical sieve, and so will not remove any contaminant with a form similar to the fibre being combed. Such contaminants must be mended out from a final garment. The manual mending out is a costly process.
There are two competing combing technologies: the Noble (1853) comb (variants Lister, Heilman (1846) and Holden) and the French comb. The Noble comb technology is inefficient, hence most combing in the world is carried out on the French system. The French system is superior as it combs the entire length of a fibre. Noble combs suffer from the problem that they will not comb 2 mm of a fibre's length. The 2 mm is the distance between counter-rotating pins. The French system is a rectilinear combing system as opposed to earlier woollen systems developed in England. Although the Heilman and Noble comb was an original circular design (also developed in min and 18–19th-century England) as it happens in modern history, English mills didn't share technology – resulting in the development of superior technology on continental Europe in the mid-19th century, as in France.[3]
Efforts were made by Bradford to study the mechanism of noble combing but they failed to produce tangible results.[4] The Noble and French combs are now well-understood technology thanks to work by CSIRO.[citation needed] After 1994, Sokolov has endeavoured to improve combing performance in the rectilinear comb. Combing technology continues to develop: Sokolov and Kirby developed a theory for combing model, simulation software for combing and drive design in 1982.[citation needed] Current technology used in providing comb drive by introducing innovation on cam performance to deliver textile fibre needs and separate mechanical performance of the comb was developed by Sokolov.[citation needed] The cam technology was an advance on century-old technology of cams by producing a subspecies of new cam design.[citation needed]
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In cotton manufacture, the Heilmann comber was superseded by the Naismith comber.[citation needed] In the worsted process a Noble comber was a common make, but now a French comber is more common.[citation needed]
The Noble comb is no longer used in worsted system as the technology is inefficient. Noble combing may have been used for the woollen system or long fibres 250 mm or more. The predominant technology for all fibres is the French comb system. A cotton comber is scaled and simplified mechanically version of a rectilinear comb relative to a mean fibre length (similar to the Naismith comber). This scaled version of the wool comb can be seen in a stroke of the components used in a cotton comber. The scaled down comb has the purpose of accommodating fibre length and fibre physics requirements. The same scaled-up version of a comb can be seen in the way flax is combed.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
Carding
Yarn realisation
References[edit]
^ Dooley 1914, p. 40
^ Collier 1970, p. 68
^ Happey, F., Contemporary Textile Engineering, 1982 ISBN 0-12-323750-5
^ , Dyson E and Happey 1960
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Dooley, William H. (1914), Textiles (Project Gutenberg ed.), Boston, USA: D.C. Heath and Co., retrieved 13 November 2011
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B1 to tidy your hair using a comb: She combed her hair and put on some lipstick. I've been trying to comb out (= remove using a comb) the knots in her hair.
More examplesFewer examplesI combed my hair before I left home.Comb your hair before you have your photo taken.She combed her hair with her fingers.
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Hair care
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blow-dry
bobble
bobby pin
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coily
crimp
hair gel
hair mousse
hair slide
hair spray
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styling
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comb verb [T]
(SEARCH)
to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something: The police combed the whole area for evidence. Investigators combed through the wreckage.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to search for somethingsearchI've searched everywhere and can't find my passport.lookShe was looking in her handbag for a pen.huntI've hunted all over the place but I can't find that book.rummageHe rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys.ferret outThe inspector general has broad powers to ferret out fraud on the state and local level.combPolice combed the area for evidence.
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Searching
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beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
divine
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/something idiom
leave no stone unturned idiom
manhunt
mudlark
needle
scout
scratch
seek someone/something out
seeker
shake someone down
shakedown
troll
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What is Combing?
Malcolm Tatum
Last Modified Date: February 04, 2024
Malcolm Tatum
Last Modified Date: February 04, 2024
Combing is a technique that has been used in the preparation of textiles for centuries. Essentially, combing is a process that helps to smooth and prepare fibers for use in spinning. Combing also helps to separate short fibers from longer ones, which also helps to make the process of spinning much easier.
While the combs used in this process of fiber preparation do function with a combing action, the actual devices have no more than a passing resemblance to the combs used on hair. For textile purposes, the fiber combs are equipped with long metal teeth. Two combs are utilized in tandem, with one comb holding the strand of fiber in place while the other comb moves across the surface of the fiber.
Cotton field ready to be harvested.
Combing accomplishes two tasks at once. As the comb moves through the fiber, it slowly separates the shorter fibers from the longer ones. Short fibers do not work well in a spinning operation, but may be set aside and processed using a technique known as carding. The longer fibers are arranged into flat bundles, with all the fibers facing the same direction. This bundles can then be processed through spinning, creating yarn and thread that can then be used to weave cloth.
Cotton bolls, which have to be combed before use.
Combing is normally used to prepare a worsted yarn that is made of natural fibers, such as cotton. In fact, combing cotton is a common process when the fiber is intended for use in various forms of apparel. The combed cotton will feel smoother to the touch, and also produce a garment that will wear longer than a garment made with uncombed cotton.
Cotton bed sheets made of combed cotton.
Not all natural fiber yarns are made by combing, however. Woolen yarn is one example. This type of yarn is made by carding the wool only; the additional step of combing is not performed. Carding straightens some of the fibers, but not to the degree that combing does. The result is a lighter, stretchier yarn with more air.
In general, carding is used on shorter fibers, while longer fibers are combed. Many textile companies will employ both combing and carding in the preparation of fibers for use in different types of products, such as shirting fabric, towels, sheeting, and other essential household items.
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Cotton field ready to be harvested.
Cotton bolls, which have to be combed before use.
By: barneyboogles
Cotton bed sheets made of combed cotton.
By: Kayros Studio
A T-shirt made with combed cotton.
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combing
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Definition of combing
present participle of comb
as in searching
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
combed the library for the missing book
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searching
scanning
finding
scouring
surveying
raking
exploring
examining
investigating
locating
rummaging
dredging
trolling
inspecting
digging (through)
ransacking
hunting (through)
sorting (through)
discovering
reviewing
rifling
scrutinizing
detecting
learning
determining
ascertaining
auditing
studying
checking (out)
probing
frisking
tracking (down)
perusing
hitting (on or upon)
browsing
getting
snooping
finding out
running down
prospecting
poking (around)
shaking down
ferreting (out)
patting down
looking over
glancing (over)
descrying
skirmishing
grubbing (about)
scaring up
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hiding
losing
ignoring
abandoning
neglecting
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