PECTINATIONS

Noun

pectinations

plural of pectination

Anagrams

• nonepistatic

Source: Wiktionary


PECTINATION

Pec`ti*na"tion, n.

1. The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated. Sir T. Browne.

2. The act of combing; the combing of the head.

3. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Comblike toothing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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