The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool. [1913 Webster]
That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair. [1913 Webster]
Combing machine(Textile Manuf.), a machine for combing wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding machine, under Carding.