Editing Comb (section)

== Types ==

=== Chinese combs ===
{{Main|Shubi (comb)}}
In [[China]], combs are referred to by the generic term {{Transliteration|zh|[[Shubi (comb)|shubi]]}} ({{Lang-zh|c=梳篦|labels=no}}) or {{Transliteration|zh|zhi}} ({{Lang-zh|c=栉|labels=no}}) and originated about 6000 years ago during the late [[Neolithic|Neolithic period]]. Chinese combs are referred as {{Transliteration|zh|shu}} ({{Lang-zh|c=梳|labels=no}}) when referring to thick-tooth comb and {{Transliteration|zh|bi}} ({{Lang-zh|c=篦|labels=no}}) when referred to thin-tooth comb.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chinese Shubi [page 1] |url=http://en.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/22/content_74068.htm |access-date=2021-05-07 |website=en.chinaculture.org}}</ref> A form of {{Transliteration|zh|[[Shubi (comb)|shubi]]}} produced in [[Changzhou]] is the [[Changzhou comb]]; the ''Palace Comb Factory'', also called ''Changzhou combs Factory'', found in the city of Changzhou started to operate since the 5th century and continues to produce handmade wooden combs up to this day.<ref name="auto" />{{Rp|page=87}}{{Transliteration|zh|[[Shubi (comb)|Shubi]]}} were also introduced in [[Japan]] during the [[Nara period]] where they were referred by the generic name {{Transliteration|ja|kushi}}.<ref name=":10">{{Cite journal |last=Zhang |first=Linyi |date=2019 |title=Comparison of aesthetic styles of decorative combs in Japan and China |url=http://ojslib3.buu.in.th/index.php/art/article/view/5167 |journal=วารสารศิลปกรรมบูรพา |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=374–384}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed">
File:Shang Jade Comb.jpg|{{Transliteration|zh|Shu}}, [[Shang dynasty]] comb
File:Chinese Shoubo (Subak), Qin Dynasty archaeological picture on a comb.jpg|[[Qin dynasty]] comb
File:Western Han Jade Comb (9910182985).jpg|[[Han dynasty|Western Han]] jade comb
File:Comb, China, Tang dynasty, 618-907, silver, gilt - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC04145.JPG|[[Tang dynasty]] comb
File:Changzhou Double-edged Fine-toothed Comb 01 2015-04.jpg|[[Changzhou comb]], double-edged fine-toothed comb
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=== Japanese combs ===
In [[Japan]], combs are referred to as {{Transliteration|ja|kushi}}. Indigenous Japanese {{Transliteration|ja|kushi}} started to be used by [[Japanese people]] about 6000 years ago in the [[Jōmon period|Jōmon era]]. In the [[Nara period]], Chinese combs from the [[Tang dynasty]] were introduced in Japan.<ref name=":10" /> Another form of comb in Japan is the [[Satsuma comb]], which started to appear around the 17th century and was produced by the samurai warriors of the [[Shimazu clan|Satsuma clan]] as a side job.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satsuma Comb – A Traditional Craft created by Samurai Warriors |website=Najimu-Japan |url=http://najimu-japan.com/satsuma-comb/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |language=en-GB}}</ref><gallery mode="packed">
File:Ornamental Japanese comb, tortoiseshell with lacquer, Edo or Taisho, Honolulu Museum of Art.JPG|{{Transliteration|ja|Kushi}} made of tortoiseshell with lacquer, Japan, Edo or Taiso period
File:Hana kushi.jpg|{{Transliteration|ja|Hana kushi}}
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=== Liturgical comb ===
[[File:Kamm mit Verkündigung KGM F1625.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|A [[liturgical comb]], possibly made in Italy, 15th century]]
A [[liturgical comb]] is a decorated comb with used ceremonially in both [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] Christianity during the [[Middle Ages]], and in [[Byzantine Rite]] up to this day.<ref name="grove">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA183 |title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture |volume=2 |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0195395365 |editor-last=Hourihane |editor-first=Colum |pages=183–184}}</ref>

===Nit comb===
[[File:HMB Läusekamm Jungsteinzeit.jpg|thumb|[[Head louse|Nit]] comb, made of bent twigs, [[Sutz-Lattrigen]], around 2700 BC]]
Specialized combs such as "[[flea]] combs" or "[[head louse|nit]] combs" can be used to remove [[macroscopic]] [[parasite]]s and cause them damage by combing.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Copeland |first=Lennie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-lJ0tQazlcC&q=nit%2520comb&pg=PT33 |title=The Lice-Buster Book: What to Do When Your Child Comes Home with Head Lice |publisher=Grand Central |year=2001 |isbn=9780759526297 |language=en}}</ref> A comb with teeth fine enough to remove nits is sometimes called a "fine-toothed comb", as in the [[metaphor]]ic usage "go over [something] with a fine-toothed comb", meaning to search closely and in detail. Sometimes in this meaning, "fine-toothed comb" has been reanalysed as "fine toothcomb" and then shortened to "toothcomb", or changed into forms such as "the finest of toothcombs".<ref>{{cite web |title=fine toothcomb/fine-tooth comb |url=http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/toothcomb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528052026/http://www.wsu.edu/%7Ebrians/errors/toothcomb.html |archive-date=2010-05-28 |access-date=2012-01-19 |publisher=WSU.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Morewitz |first=H. |date=2008 |title=A Brief History of Lice Combs |url=http://nuvoforheadlice.com/lice_combs.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510153456/http://nuvoforheadlice.com/lice_combs.htm |archive-date=2008-05-10 |access-date=2008-06-29 |website=Nuvoforheadlice.com}}</ref>

===Afro pick===
An Afro pick is a type of comb having long, thick teeth which is usually used on kinky or [[Afro-textured hair]]. It is longer and thinner than the typical comb, and it is sometimes worn in the hair.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moore |first=Jennifer Grayer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDoVCwAAQBAJ |title=Fashion Fads Through American History: Fitting Clothes into Context |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2015 |isbn=9781610699020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFsDAAAAMBAJ |title=Jet |publisher=Johnson |year=1972 |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Handmade African 'Afro' Combs.png|thumb|Afro picks]] The history of the Afro pick dates back at least 5,000 years, as a practical tool that may also have cultural and political meaning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Origins of the Afro Comb |url=https://afrocombs.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/index.html |publisher=cam.ac.uk}}</ref>

===Unbreakable plastic comb===
An unbreakable plastic comb is a comb that, despite being made of plastic rather than (more expensive) metal, does not shatter into multiple pieces if dropped on a hard surface such as bathroom tiles, a hardwood floor, or pavement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Adams |first=Glenn Arthur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yO3HbKLNx5EC |title=A Likely Story |publisher=iUniverse |year=2000 |isbn=9780595004294 |language=en |access-date=2016-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223054634/https://books.google.com/books?id=yO3HbKLNx5EC |archive-date=2016-12-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> Such combs were introduced in the mid-twentieth century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Division |first=Great Britain Central Office of Information Reference |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2UhAQAAIAAJ&q=unbreakable+plastic+comb |title=Home Affairs Survey |year=1951 |language=en}}</ref> Today most plastic combs are unbreakable as technology has reached a point of understanding the causation of brittleness in these products.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=International |first1=A. S. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJWiilJLdxYC |title=Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics |last2=Lampman |first2=Steve |publisher=ASM International |year=2003 |isbn=9781615030736 |language=en}}</ref>

===Modern artisan combs===
[[File:Modern artisan metal combs.jpg|thumb|Modern artisan metal combs crafted from brass, stainless steel, titanium and sterling silver]]
Modern artisan combs crafted from a wide variety of new and recycled materials have become popular over recent years. Used skateboard decks, vinyl records,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tame your hipster beard with a comb made from what? |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/tame-your-hipster-beard-with-a-comb-made-from-what/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414050157/http://www.cnet.com/news/tame-your-hipster-beard-with-a-comb-made-from-what/ |archive-date=2016-04-14 |access-date=2016-10-18}}</ref> [[brass]], [[titanium alloy]], acrylic, [[sterling silver]], and exotic wood are a few of the materials being used.

=== French side combs ===
Some hair combs are designed to be used similarly to [[Hairpin|hairpins]], to hold hair away from the face, or in [[Updo|updos]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=French Side Combs Are the Chicest Hair Accessory of the Moment |url=https://www.lilycherie.com/blog/french-side-combs |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Lily Chérie |language=en-US}}</ref> Shorter ones may be worn in hair on the side of the head,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-01-09 |title=How To Use Side Combs in Your Hair |url=https://sassydove.com/side-combs-hair/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Sassy Dove |language=en-US}}</ref> or to accessorize a [[Bun (hairstyle)|bun]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arendoski |first=Emma |date=2015-07-11 |title=How to Beautifully Wear a Hair Comb the Right Way |url=https://emmalinebride.com/bride/how-to-wear-a-hair-comb/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Emmaline Bride |language=en-US}}</ref> Longer ones may be purpose-made to hold up specific hairstyles, such as the French twist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalfe |first=Brooke |date=2024-10-25 |title=How To Use French Combs {{!}} Hairstyle Inspiration |url=https://tegenaccessories.com/blogs/tegen-accessories-blog-posts/how-to-use-french-combs |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Tegen Accessories |language=en}}</ref>{{Clear}}