fine-toothcomb
1fine toothcomb — see toothcomb …
2fine-toothcomb — fine tooth comb (fīnʹto͞othʹ) or fine toothed comb ( to͞othtʹ, to͞othdʹ) n. 1. A comb with teeth set close together. 2. A method of searching or investigating in minute detail: examined the figures with a fine toothed comb but found no errors. *… …
3toothcomb — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ used with reference to a very thorough search: the police went over the area with a fine toothcomb. USAGE The forms toothcomb and fine toothcomb arose from a misreading of the compound noun fine tooth comb, i.e. a comb with narrow …
4toothcomb — The expression toothcomb or (fine toothcomb) arose from a misreading of the compound noun fine tooth comb (i.e. a comb with fine teeth). Purists will insist on the original form, but the altered form follows the familiar pattern of idioms that… …
5Toothcomb — This article is about the tooth structure, for the comb see nit comb. A toothcomb (tooth comb, dental comb) is an anatomical structure found in certain prosimians, in particular those in the suborder Strepsirrhini, which includes lemurs, galagos… …
6toothcomb — /ˈtuθkoʊm/ (say toohthkohm) noun 1. a comb with very fine teeth, usually at each edge. –phrase 2. with a fine toothcomb, in great detail; very painstakingly. {tooth + comb1} …
7toothcomb — noun Brit. used with reference to a very thorough search: the police went over the area with a fine toothcombining Origin orig. from a misreading of the compound noun fine tooth comb …
8toothcomb — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Britain : a comb with fine teeth * * * toothˈcomb noun A fine tooth(ed) comb (qv under ↑fine1) • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth …
9Comb — For other uses, see Comb (disambiguation). A comb A Punjabi w …
10Peigne dentaire — d un lémur catta (L. catta), avec ses prémolaires ressemblant à des canines en arrière …
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