ξαίνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• card noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
• comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.

Senses

ξαίνω is used for these senses in English:

• backcomb To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
• card (textiles) To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
• comb (transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.

card — full definition

1. noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
2. verb To check someone's identification to confirm their age.

comb — full definition

1. noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
2. noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
3. noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
4. verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
5. verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.

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