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PECTINATELY
Etymology
Adverb
pectinately (not comparable)
In a pectinate manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pec"ti*nate*ly, adv.
Definition: In a pectinate manner.
PECTINATE
Pec"ti*na`te, Pec"ti*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. pectinatus, p.pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, -inis, a comb; cf. Gr. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.]
1. Resembling the teeth of a comb.
2. (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See Illust. (e) of AntennƦ.
3. Interlaced, like two combs. [R.] "Our fingers pectinated, or shut together." Sir T. Browne. Pectinate claw (Zoƶl.), a claw having a serrate edge, found in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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