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pectinate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛktəneɪt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceeinpttStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Pectinate means comb-like or arranged like the teeth of a comb.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“to comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century. By surface analysis, Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) + -ate.

Used in a sentence

  • The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.
  • To ſet croſſe legg’d, or with our fingers pectinated or ſhut together is accounted bad, and friends will perſwade us from it.

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