hair-comb
Example Sentences
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It is a small aluminum instrument, about five inches long, into the mouth of which one hums the tune, with a result rather like the sound of humming through a paper-covered hair-comb.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Did it ruffle his pretty hair, then!" she cried; and, with her hair-comb, she combed him straight.
From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Mrs. Tanner bustled in with the coffee-pot, and Mr. Tanner came last, having just finished his rather elaborate hair-comb at the kitchen glass with the kitchen comb, in full view of the assembled multitude.
From A Voice in the Wilderness by Hill, Grace Livingston
"Yes, of course! you may be sure of that," said the hair-comb.
From Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
I had both a boot-jack and a hair-comb, which I never used!
From Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
