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.
    1. That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair.
    2. Hair arranged to be worn on the head.
    Combing machine (Textile Manuf.),
    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.