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Meanings of uncombed in English

(Of hair) not combed.

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Examples for "combed"
1
We separated and combed the ridge lines to our right and left.
White Hunter, Black Heart
2
We combed through thousands of deals to bring you our favorite picks.
Wired
3
After the fighting, armed men combed central Tripoli looking for Misratan fighters.
Reuters
4
The men combed through rainfall figures for the area in 1930 upwards.
The South African
5
In some places the cliffs were literally honey-combed with these little habitations.
The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
Usage of uncombed in English
1
He couldn't imagine her looking anything but terrific, even with uncombed hair.
Toxic bachelors
2
Paw cackled nervously at last, clawing gravel out of his uncombed beard.
The Trail of the White Mule
3
His fair, long hair was uncombed, and even entangled with his exertions.
La Vendée
4
Her yellow hair hung down uncombed, unbraided around her sad, pale face.
Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children
5
Nuttall was wearing a loose red T-shirt, his longish brown hair uncombed.
Reuters
6
There were dark circles beneath his eyes, and his hair was uncombed.
A quiet vendetta
7
Dagmar hurried out from the house, hair still uncombed from the night before.
Dagmar's daughter
8
He had a long, hawk-like nose and his hair was long and uncombed.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
9
His face was pale and haggard, and his hair was uncombed.
Orley Farm
10
As usual, his face looked anxious and ill-humoured, and his beard was uncombed.
The Wife, and Other Stories
11
His shock of uncombed, dark hair grew low on his forehead.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
12
He removed his huge brown coolie hat, revealing an uncombed pale brown thatch.
Dayworld
13
Her cotton-candy hair hung in a limp mass, uncombed and tangled.
Proven guilty
14
He was singularly unkempt, his clothes mere rags, his hair uncombed.
White fire
15
I wore my normal patched tunic, workaday belt and uncombed hair.
Venus In Copper
16
His shoulders were slumped, his hair was uncombed, and his robe was torn.
Dayworld
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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