combed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəʊmd/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb +‎ -ed.

Adjective

combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

1. Arranged or groomed with a comb.

   Synonym: (archaic) kempt

   Antonym: uncombed

   combed hair

Derived terms

• finger-combed
• uncombed

Verb

combed

1. simple past and past participle of comb

Etymology 2

From comb + -ed.

Adjective

combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

1. Having a comb or crest

   combed lizards

   • 1860, Bernard Burke, A Selection of Arms Authorized by the Laws of Heraldry, page 34:

     Az., on a fesse, embattled, counterembattled, arg., between three cocks' heads, erased, of the last, beaked, combed, and wattled, gu., two roses, also gu.

Derived terms

• pea-combed