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comb

1 verb

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

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ID 707050 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain textile industry
  • vastava riistaga karvkatet, villa vms. siledaks, lahedaks tegema
  • to prepare cotton and wool fibres for spinning by separating and straightening them and removing impurities and fibres below a specified length
kammima
comb
Usage examples
  • 'ginned cotton' means the cotton fibres (other than linters and waste), neither carded nor combed, from which the seeds and most of the pod waste, leaves and earthy matter have been removed
peigner
kämmen
kammata

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