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comb-brush

comb-brush noun: a lady's maid.

Noun

comb-brush (plural comb-brushes)

  1. (obsolete) A lady's maid.
    • the maid who at present attended on Sophia was recommended by Lady Bellaston, with whom she had lived for some time in the capacity of a comb-brush; she was a very sensible girl […]1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 636

Forms of comb-brush

pluralcomb-brushes

Questions about comb-brush

What does comb-brush mean?
Comb-brush means a lady's maid.
What part of speech is comb-brush?
Comb-brush is a noun.
What is the plural of comb-brush?
The plural of comb-brush is comb-brushes.

Words near comb-brush in the dictionary

  1. comb over
  2. comb someone's hair the wrong way
  3. comb test
  4. comb tests
  5. comb through
  6. comb-brush
  7. comb-brushes
  8. comb-crested jacana
  9. comb-footed spider
  10. comb-footed spiders
  11. comb-honey

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