Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hairstyle in which the hair is grown long on one side of the head and combed over the top of the head to cover a bald spot.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
combover .
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Examples
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At the time, I had thinning blond hair, which was styled in that classic configuration known as the comb-over.
The Double Life is Twice as Good Jonathan Ames 2009
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At the time, I had thinning blond hair, which was styled in that classic configuration known as the comb-over.
The Double Life is Twice as Good Jonathan Ames 2009
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Because Trump's comb-over captures everything that's wrong with American politics today.
Adam Hanft: Donald Trump -- the Perfect Moderator for America's Depressing Comb-over Politics Adam Hanft 2011
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Plus, he has this great huge hair not the usual comb-over, or hairpieces.
Barbara Rose Brooker: Viagra or Love? Can You Have It All? Barbara Rose Brooker 2011
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On the personal level, nearly everyone in the Republican primary campaign has been struggling with some comb-over imperatives of their own.
Adam Hanft: Donald Trump -- the Perfect Moderator for America's Depressing Comb-over Politics Adam Hanft 2011
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Each candidate has a firm conviction in his or her ability to distract the public from the truth below the surface, like the way Romney tries to explain away Massachusetts health care legislation with an elaborately layered and twisted rhetorical comb-over.
Adam Hanft: Donald Trump -- the Perfect Moderator for America's Depressing Comb-over Politics Adam Hanft 2011
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Plus, he has this great huge hair not the usual comb-over, or hairpieces.
Barbara Rose Brooker: Viagra or Love? Can You Have It All? Barbara Rose Brooker 2011
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Trump -- and his sidekick, the extravagant comb-over -- are actually perfect for the job.
Adam Hanft: Donald Trump -- the Perfect Moderator for America's Depressing Comb-over Politics Adam Hanft 2011
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He was a doddering-looking old fellow, with a thin comb-over and a slight tremor in his left hand.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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We don't need a national comb-over, we need a national haircut.
Adam Hanft: Donald Trump -- the Perfect Moderator for America's Depressing Comb-over Politics Adam Hanft 2011
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