backcomb en · NOUN
Etymology
From back + comb.
Meanings
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The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway
2012, “Sex”, performed by The 1975:
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(dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.
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.
1876, Lex, Remarkable Criminal Trials in Bengal:A backcomb comprising a pair of oppositely disposed members of sheet material each provided with teeth along one margin, a pivot pin securing the members at one end in overlapping relation.
1912, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks, volume 39, issues 1-6, page 252:Her father had produced a pink crêpe de Chine blouse and a backcomb massed with brilliants—both of which she refused to wear.
1920, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, The Lost Girl, London: Martin Secker […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backcombs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| back-comb | alternative | lexicographic |