backcomb

Etymology

From back + comb.

backcomb means the hairstyle produced by backcombing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

The hairstyle produced by backcombing.“You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway”
A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.“There was a part of a bottle of liquor on the table—the furniture of the hall was disarranged—a pair of slippers, two small combs, and a backcomb were lying near an easy chair.”

verb

To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.“Her dark-blonde hair, worn long at Oxford, had been cut and backcombed, Diana-style, and quivered when she shook her head.”