Definitions
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- verb to hold the
hair away from thehead and comb it towards the head, thus giving it athicker look
Etymologies
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Examples
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Don't look like an idiot If you really don't want to get held up, then don't backcomb your hair so it stands two feet in the air.
Can celebrities deal with airport security? John Crace 2010
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QUIFFS To get a glamorous quiff, as seen on Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson, backcomb the roots, spray into place with L'Oréal Professionals Tecni Art Air Fix (£8.90, feelunique. com), and then secure at the back with pins.
The beauty bible Eva Wiseman 2010
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Especially after I had gone to such lengths to backcomb my hair, pour myself into tight leather trousers and smear on my mascara before I went out each day!
Booky Wook 2 by Russell Brand John Crace 2010
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We're not so different: we both love lipstick, and I backcomb the hair on the crown of my head too.
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Leave the roots of the hair uncurled 5. Let the hair settle for a few minutes and run your hands through to soften up the style 6. Grab the top section of your hair and backcomb for lift and volume 7. Smooth out ends with a serum and finish off with hairspray
DIY Celebrity Hair Gosh Celebrity Fashion 2008
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Leave the roots of the hair uncurled 5. Let the hair settle for a few minutes and run your hands through to soften up the style 6. Grab the top section of your hair and backcomb for lift and volume 7. Smooth out ends with a serum and finish off with hairspray
Archive 2008-09-01 Gosh Celebrity Fashion 2008
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I hated it when I was a teenager, sulking under the restrictions of life in a small village, pining to run away to London, to wear lace leggings, kohl my eyes, and backcomb my hair like the girls in Just Seventeen.
*Earworms and guilty pleasures and country roads Rachel 2007
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Again, very simple to fit - you backcomb a section of hair at the crown of your head, clip in your little friend and become instantly intimidating.
Evening Standard - Home Libby Caudwell 2011
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'Jersey Shore' Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi is going to college star who can do backflips and backcomb her hair into a bun is heading to college.
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• "Secure hair at the crown, then backcomb, twist, and pin."
Refinery 2010
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