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TAIL COMB [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A haircomb with teeth at one end and a handle tapering to a point at the other.

OBS

Mainly used for dressing curls and putting the finishing touches to a hairdress.

OBS

tail comb: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • tailcomb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

Le peigne à tige. Ses dents sont petites et uniformément distancées. Sa tige est préférablement d'ébonite afin d'éviter les risques d'oxydation.

OBS

peigne à tige : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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