comby

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
2. adjective Formed of vertical plates, or combs.

   a comby lode

3. adjective Of a wheel: having a defect consisting of a network of fine cracks covering a small area of the tread.

Similar words

comblike pectinate combed pectinal besomlike comalike cometlike broomlike bristlelike honeycomblike

Often followed by

and structure quartz