combful

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Enough to fill a comb (toothed implement).
    — Lucilla remained standing before the glass, arranging her wind-tossed hair; and, in her vehemence, tearing out combfuls, as she pulled petulantly against the tangled curls.
  2. Enough to fill a honeycomb.
    — If I were to order a small swarm of Ligurians, and on arrival give them half-a-dozen combfuls of brood, but clear of bees, from as many hives, of course they would do well;[…]

词形变化

combfuls plural combsful plural

词源

From comb + -ful.
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