Synonyms for hairbrush


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hair-bruhsh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛərˌbrʌʃ


Définition of hairbrush

Origin :
  • 1590s, from hair + brush (n.1).
  • As in brush : noun tool with bristles for cleaning
Example sentences :
  • A touch of the hairbrush was necessary, and for his hands the file of the nail-scissors.
  • Extract from : « Mammon and Co. » by E. F. Benson
  • Lovely Mead dropped the hairbrush in his agitation and drew a long breath.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal Boy » by Owen Johnson
  • He put down the hairbrush and inspected the razors on their shelf.
  • Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • But when he took off his cap the hairbrush dropped from his nerveless fingers.
  • Extract from : « Sube Cane » by Edward Bellamy Partridge
  • Cold water and my hairbrush soon made me fit to be seen again.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Cain » by Wilkie Collins
  • The Hairbrush and Hales bombs were also studied in addition to the Bethune.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the "9th King's" in France » by Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts
  • Mattie selected a hairbrush from her little spend-the-night kit.
  • Extract from : « V. V.'s Eyes » by Henry Sydnor Harrison
  • As he put the candle down upon the bureau he saw her hairbrush lying there.
  • Extract from : « McTeague » by Frank Norris
  • In my little bundle I carried a small mirror, a hairbrush, a piece of soap, a couple of white collars and a towel.
  • Extract from : « Broke » by Edwin A. Brown
  • Robert rushed down-stairs, and returned with it—a nightshirt and a hairbrush or so, tied up in a blue cotton handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « Robert Falconer » by George MacDonald

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