Meaning of backcomb | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
2. A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.
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Examples

“You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway”

“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.”

“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.”

“Her father had produced a pink crêpe de Chine blouse and a backcomb massed with brilliants—both of which she refused to wear.”

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