pectination

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pectination - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pectination \Pec`ti*na"tion\, n.
     1. The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated.
        --Sir T. Browne.
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     2. The act of combing; the combing of the head.
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     3. (Nat. Hist.) Comblike toothing.
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