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The French word for comb is
peigne





comb

Gender

The gender of peigne is masculine. E.g. le peigne.

French Definition


comb
     1. n. Peigne.
     2. n. (Anatomie) Crête.
           rooster's comb
     3. n. (Armement) Busc, partie de la crosse d'un fusil.
           The butt of a rifle is divided into the comb, heel, toe, and grip.
     4. v. Peigner.
     5. v. Coiffer.
     6. v. Passer au peigne fin.
     7. v. (Figuré) Ratisser.
           The police combed the surroundings looking for the escaped prisoner.



Translations for comb and their definitions

crête
     1. n-f. (zoology) crest (on a bird); comb (on a cock)
     2. n-f. ridge, crest, top, peak


peigner
     1. v. to comb


passer au peigne fin
     1. v. to comb through, to comb over, to fine-tooth comb, to trawl
           Ils bouclèrent les rues, l'une après l'autre, et les passèrent au peigne fin.


peigne
     1. n-m. comb (toothed implement)
     2. v. first-person singular present of peigner
     3. v. third-person singular present of peigner
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of peigner
     5. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of peindre
     6. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of peindre


coiffer
     1. v. to cover the head
     2. v. to give a haircut; to do the hair of
     3. v. to do one's own hair


ratisser
     1. v. to rake (to use a rake to collect things together)
     2. v. to comb through, to comb over, to fine-tooth comb, to trawl


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