backcomb

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Verb

backcomb (backcombs, present participle backcombing; past and past participle backcombed)

1. To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look; tease.

Translations

• German: toupieren

Noun

backcomb (plural backcombs)

1. The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
2. (dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.

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