any clever maneuver | the act of drawing a comb through hair |
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore |
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds |
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair |
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect | any of several tools for straightening fibers |