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1 combing
combing /ˈkəʊmɪŋ/n.2 (spec. al pl.) capelli o lana, staccatisi durante la pettinatura● combing card, scardasso □ (ind. tess.) combing machine, (macchina) pettinatrice □ combing wool, lana per pettinatura. -
2 ♦ wool
♦ wool /wʊl/A n. [u]1 (ind. tess.) lana; vello ( delle pecore, capre, ecc.): pure wool, pura lana; long-stapled wool, lana a fibra lunga; We get wool from Australia, importiamo lana dall'Australia; Wool keeps you warmer than cotton, la lana tiene più caldo del cotone4 (bot.) lanugine; lana; peloB a. attr.● wool carder, cardatrice □ wool carding, cardatura della lana □ (tecn.) wool clip, produzione annuale di lana ( di un allevamento di pecore) □ wool cloth, panno di lana □ wool combing, pettinatura della lana □ wool-dyed = dyed in the wool ► sotto □ (fin.) the wool exchange, la Borsa della lana □ wool fat, grasso di lana; lanolina □ (arc.) wool fell, vello di pecora; pelle di pecora con la lana attaccata □ wool grease = wool fat ► sopra □ wool hall, mercato della lana □ wool merchant, commerciante di lana □ wool shop, negozio della lana □ wool stapler, cernitore della lana; ( anche) chi vende lana grezza □ the wool trade, il commercio della lana; l'industria laniera □ wool waste, cascami di lana □ (fig.) against the wool, contropelo □ carding wool (o short wool), lana da carda; lana corta □ combing wool (o long wool), lana da pettine; lana lunga □ dyed in the wool, ( di fibre tessili) tinto prima della filatura; (fig.) connaturato, inveterato, radicato; ( di sportivo e sim.) fanatico, appassionato; ( di politico, ecc.) dalla testa ai piedi, tutto d'un pezzo; ( di uno scapolo, ecc.) impenitente □ (fig.) to go for wool and come home shorn, andare per suonare ed essere suonati; tornare con le pive nel sacco □ (fam.) to keep one's wool on, restare calmo; non arrabbiarsi □ (fig.) to pull the wool over sb. 's eyes, gettar fumo negli occhi a q.; ingannare q.
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Combing — Comb ing, n. 1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one s hair; the combing of wool. [1913 Webster] Note: The process of combing is used in straightening wool of long staple; short wool is carded. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Combing — For the video visual defect artifact, see Interlace. Noble comber in Bradford Combing is a method for preparing carded fibre for spinning. It separates out the short fibres by means of a rotating ring of steel pins. The fibres in the top it… … Wikipedia
Combing — Comb Comb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Combed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Combing}.] To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb hair or wool. See under {Combing}. [1913 Webster] Comb down his … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
combing — 1. расчесывание dry combing расчесывание сухих волос wet combing расчесывание влажных волос 2. расчесывающий … English-Russian travelling dictionary
combing — n. (in pl.) hairs combed off. Phrases and idioms: combing wool long stapled wool, suitable for combing and making into worsted … Useful english dictionary
Combing machine — Combing Comb ing, n. 1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one s hair; the combing of wool. [1913 Webster] Note: The process of combing is used in straightening wool of long staple; short wool is carded.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
combing jacket — combing jacket, a loose jacket worn while dressing the hair: »That was the era when ladies slipped on combing jackets before brushing their long, unpermanented hair (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
combing wool — noun Date: 1757 long staple strong fibered wool found suitable for combing and used especially in the manufacture of worsteds … New Collegiate Dictionary
combing wool — noun long stapled wool with straight, parallel fibres, suitable for combing and making into high quality fabrics. Compare with carding wool … English new terms dictionary
combing wool — /ˈkoʊmɪŋ ˌwʊl/ (say kohming .wool) noun long stapled wool, suitable for combing …
combing machine — noun : a machine for combing wool, flax, cotton, or other fibers and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter compare carding machine … Useful english dictionary