comb brush (kombrush)

1. A brush used to clean combs.-21. A lady's-maid, or under lady's-maid. [Eng.] The maid who at present attended on Sophia was recommended by Lady Bel last on, with whom she had lived for some time, in the capacity of a comb - brush. Fielding, Tom Jones, xvii. 8. comb-cap (kōm'kap), n. In armor , a morion with a comb. This, like other steel caps, had commonly a stuffed or quilted cap worn beneath it to prevent direct contact with the head. IMG:content-0847.png:[blocks in formation] us through and through. R. H. Dana , Jr. , Before the Mast, p. 153. comber2t, v. and n. An obsolete form of cum ber . comber3 (kom'ber), n. [E. dial. (Cornwall). The resemblance to scomber is accidental.] 1. The Serran us cabrilla, also called smooth serran us and gaper, a fish of the sea-perch family, about a foot long, common on the southern coast of England.-2. A species of wra e or Labrus (L. maculatus, var. comber ), with a white lateral band from the eye to the caudal fin, found on the Cornish coast. Also called comber wra e. com be roust, a. An obsolete form of cumbrous. comb-frame (kōm'frām), n. A square wooden frame fitted to a beehive, in which the bees may construct the comb, and by which the comb can easily be removed from the hive.