backcomb
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backcomb
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From back + comb.
verb backcombs · backcombing · backcombed · back-comb
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To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
Her dark-blonde hair, worn long at Oxford, had been cut and backcombed, Diana-style, and quivered when she shook her head.
Similar: tease
noun backcombs · back-comb
- The hairstyle produced by backcombing. You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway
- A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle. 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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Talk about this word "backcomb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backcomb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. backcomb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/backcomb "backcomb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backcomb.
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@misc{backcomb_2026,
title = {backcomb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backcomb},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
