Usually means: Teasing hair towards scalp technique.
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  1. backcomb: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. backcomb: Collins English Dictionary
  3. backcomb: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. backcomb: Wiktionary
  5. backcomb: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. backcomb: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. backcomb: Urban Dictionary

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verb:  To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
noun:  The hairstyle produced by backcombing.
noun:  (dated) A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle.

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