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backcombed

backcombed is the simple past and past participle of backcomb.

Meaning of backcomb

Verb

backcomb (third-person singular simple present backcombs, present participle backcombing, simple past and past participle backcombed)

  1. (transitive) 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.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    tease

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Questions about backcombed

What is backcombed the simple past and past participle of?
Backcombed is the simple past and past participle of backcomb.

Words near backcombed in the dictionary

  1. backchecks
  2. backclash
  3. backcloth
  4. backcloths
  5. backcomb
  6. backcombed
  7. backcombing
  8. backcombs
  9. backcountries
  10. backcountry
  11. backcourt

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