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  • adjective having fine teeth set close together.

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  • adjective having fine teeth set close together

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Examples

  • Smooth hair with a fine-tooth comb & a light mist of Aveda Air Control Hair Spray.

    Gerit Quealy: Runway to "Right Away" Hairstyles Gerit Quealy 2011

  • I'm suggesting you take a fine-tooth comb and look at your actions, one at a time.

    Laura Mola: Putting Yourself First: Finding Worth And Validation Inside Laura Mola 2011

  • And we opted for reality and which meant great pains had to be taken to get things right, hair, makeup, clothing, details of every kind, the props, every set was really fine-tooth combed and really did incredible amounts of research, so and that all, you know, it all cost money.

    Down On The 'Boardwalk' With Terence Winter 2010

  • Smooth hair with a fine-tooth comb & a light mist of Aveda Air Control Hair Spray.

    Gerit Quealy: Runway to "Right Away" Hairstyles Gerit Quealy 2011

  • And we opted for reality and which meant great pains had to be taken to get things right, hair, makeup, clothing, details of every kind, the props, every set was really fine-tooth combed and really did incredible amounts of research, so and that all, you know, it all cost money.

    Down On The 'Boardwalk' With Terence Winter 2010

  • And we opted for reality and which meant great pains had to be taken to get things right, hair, makeup, clothing, details of every kind, the props, every set was really fine-tooth combed and really did incredible amounts of research, so and that all, you know, it all cost money.

    Down On The 'Boardwalk' With Terence Winter 2010

  • The 55-year-old will need to make a huge effort to convince Americans that he is going through all the local rigs, refineries and depots with a fine-tooth comb to weed out any practices that could suggest safety is not of the highest degree.

    BP's new boss has to persuade America to stop hating his company Terry Macalister 2010

  • He said Democrats would go over the 99 pages of amendments with a "fine-tooth comb."

    Ohio Republicans Offer Union-Bill Amendments Kris Maher 2011

  • “Well, the police are sure going over that security camera with a fine-tooth comb now to see if they got a better view of him last night,” Willy assured her.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • And we opted for reality and which meant great pains had to be taken to get things right, hair, makeup, clothing, details of every kind, the props, every set was really fine-tooth combed and really did incredible amounts of research, so and that all, you know, it all cost money.

    Down On The 'Boardwalk' With Terence Winter 2010

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