Combing

n.	1.	The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
	2.	That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair. The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of their hair is supplied by borders and combings. - Jer. Taylor.
	3.	(Naut.) See Coamings. Combing machine (Textile Manuf.) a machine for combing wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding machine, under Carding.

Noun

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combing - the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" Synonyms: comb

comb, comb out, comb-out, disentangle, hair care, haircare, hairdressing, teasing