backcomb

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
    — You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway
  2. A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle. dated
    — There was a part of a bottle of liquor on the table—the furniture of the hall was disarranged—a pair of slippers, two small combs, and a backcomb were lying near an easy chair.
动词 v.
  1. To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look. transitive
    — Her dark-blonde hair, worn long at Oxford, had been cut and backcombed, Diana-style, and quivered when she shook her head.

词形变化

backcombs present,singular,third-person backcombing participle,present backcombed participle,past backcombed past back-comb alternative backcombs plural back-comb alternative

词源

词源 1
From back + comb.
词源 2
From back + comb.
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