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
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)
"Yes, of course! you may be sure of that," said the hair-comb.
From Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
"The woman who left this hair-comb behind knows something about the affair evidently," exclaimed the inspector.
From The Sign of Silence by Le Queux, William
I was struck with her profusion of jewels, mostly topazes, but also many carbuncles and garnets; rings, bracelets, a necklace, a hair-comb and many big-headed hair pins.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas
