welsh-comb
welsh-comb is the alternative letter-case form of Welsh-comb.
Verb capitalized: Welsh-comb
Welsh-comb (third-person singular simple present Welsh-combs, present participle Welsh-combing, simple past and past participle Welsh-combed)
- To comb (one's hair) with one's hand.
- He took off his silk hat and, blowing out impatiently his bushy moustache, welshcombed his hair with raking fingers.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 7: Aeolus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 121
- Mr Fox shows his gratitude by using his rug as a prop, flopping it forward, Welsh-combing it back, letting it stand up on end as if from shock, while Mr Wells is content mostly to let his limply swathe his forehead.1985 July 12, Martin Cropper, “Theatre: The Philanthropist”, in The Times, number 62,188, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, column 7
Forms of welsh-comb
| third-person singular present | welsh-combs |
|---|---|
| present participle | welsh-combing |
| past participle | welsh-combed |
| past | welsh-combed |
| third-person singular present | Welsh-combs |
| present participle | Welsh-combing |
| past participle | Welsh-combed |
| past | Welsh-combed |
| alternative form | welsh-comb |
| alternative form | Welshcomb |
| alternative form | welshcomb |
Origin of welsh-comb
Denominal verb of Welsh comb.
Questions about welsh-comb
- What does welsh-comb mean?
- Welsh-comb means to comb (one's hair) with one's hand.
- What is welsh-comb the alternative letter-case form of?
- Welsh-comb is the alternative letter-case form of Welsh-comb.
- What part of speech is welsh-comb?
- Welsh-comb is a verb.
- What is the past tense of welsh-comb?
- The past tense of welsh-comb is welsh-combed.
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