"Fine-tooth" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... this morning, Mr. Dulac," she said, bitterly, "and her as good a typewriter and as neat and faithful as any. No fault found, either, nor could be, not if anybody was looking for it with a fine-tooth comb. Meanness, that's what I say. Nothing but meanness.... And us needing that fifteen dollars a week to keep the breath of life ...
— Youth Challenges • Clarence B Kelland
... water being removed with a coarse towel. Where the dandruff is very troublesome, this treatment may be given once or twice a week; but in mild cases once a month is sufficient. Massage of the scalp, by increasing the circulation at the hair roots, is beneficial, but irritation by a fine-tooth comb, a stiff hair brush, or by other means should be avoided. Frequent brushing and combing, however, are necessary both for the good appearance of the hair and for spreading the oil secreted by the glands ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.
... the town with a fine-tooth comb and cleaned out all the suspicious characters the very first day we arrived," ...
— The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 • Various |
