"combed" meaning in English

See combed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəʊmd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-combed.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more combed [comparative], most combed [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|combed}} Middle English combed, {{af|en|comb|-ed}} comb + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)
  1. Arranged or groomed with a comb. Synonyms: kempt Derived forms: finger-combed, uncombed
    Sense id: en-combed-en-adj-VAmUEy2I Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 56 39 5 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 41 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 58 42 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 37 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 37 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 72 28 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /kəʊmd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-combed.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more combed [comparative], most combed [superlative]
Etymology: From comb + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|comb|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From comb + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)
  1. Having a comb or crest Derived forms: pea-combed
    Sense id: en-combed-en-adj-P0u9qBxl Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 38 54 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kəʊmd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-combed.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|combed}} Middle English combed, {{af|en|comb|-ed}} comb + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} combed
  1. simple past and past participle of comb Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: comb
    Sense id: en-combed-en-verb-fWWThYv3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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