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comb

The comb is the common attribute of certain mythical female beings such as lamias, sirens, and mermaids, whose usual pose is with mirror and comb in hand. It may have sometimes been given to those who were said to have fought or resisted the temptations of such dangerous types, but in heraldry the comb more often refers to a wool-comb or the combs used in the textile industry, which is not an uncommon heraldic device. The comb with no other specification in the blazon is drawn like a capital ‘i’ on its side with teeth filling in both sides of the spine. The wool-comb, also called a jersey-comb or a flax-comb, looks like a small rake. Another type is the currycomb, though this is exceptionally uncommon and has no definite representation.

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