Combing /(?)/

Comb·ing

Combing

n.
  1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
  2. That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair.
    The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of their hair is supplied by borders and combings.
  3. See Coamings. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
Combing machine
a machine for combing wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding machine, under Carding.