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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
hors-cōmb
n.
Additional spellings:
horscomb
18 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A comb for currying horses; (b) an iron scraper or other implement; ?also, an ornament [quot.: 1457].
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2.
cōmb
n.
52 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) A comb for dressing the hair; (b) an ornamental comb for keeping the hair in place;
a comli under combe
, a fair lady; (c)
her.
the figure of a comb as a charge.
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3.
hǒnī-cōmb
n.
Additional spellings:
honicomb
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A honeycomb; also
fig.
; (b) as a term of endearment; (c) a kind of pustle or pimple formed on the scalp.
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