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back comb

back comb is the alternative form of backcomb.

Meaning of backcomb

Noun

backcomb (plural backcombs)

  1. The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
    • You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway2012, “Sex”, performed by The 1975
  2. (dated) 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.1876, Lex, Remarkable Criminal Trials in Bengal

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Forms of back comb

pluralback combs

Questions about back comb

What is back comb the alternative form of?
Back comb is the alternative form of backcomb.

Words near back comb in the dictionary

  1. back channels
  2. back chat
  3. back chats
  4. back chatted
  5. back chatting
  6. back comb
  7. back country
  8. back course
  9. back courses
  10. back cover
  11. back covers

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