hairbrush

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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

DNA from Bryan's late mother's hairbrush was later found to be a familial match to traces on the victim's vest and clump of hair.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

She wanted to retrieve her medicine, and if memory serves all these years later, also a hairbrush and a photograph from her apartment.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The female probation officer repeatedly promised Roe “she was going to help him get out, but don’t tell nobody,” he said, adding that she slipped him gifts such as a hairbrush and other hard-to-get items.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022

There is no one to lend you her hairbrush.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros