Last Updated:2025/11/19

(dated) To comb or go through (hair, an animal's fur, etc.) with a comb having fine, closely spaced teeth. / (figuratively) To search (something or somewhere) meticulously.

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fine-tooth comb

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fine-tooth comb

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Verb
dated transitive figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(古い用法)細かい歯の櫛で髪や毛をとかすこと。 / (比喩的に)徹底的に、隅々まで調べること。
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彼女は毎朝、細かい歯の櫛でスパニエルの被毛をとかしてショーに出せる状態にしていた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

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