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What does fine-toothed mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of a comb, brush, or similar implement: having small teeth placed close together.
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Nit combs are fine-toothed combs which can remove the tiny eggs laid by lice.
But with longer haired pets, it's best to do a thorough inspection with a fine-toothed comb.
Roxie chirped, running a fine-toothed comb through her silky blonde hair.
We will be going through the proposed plans with a fine-toothed comb to make the best we can of it, looking for ways to mitigate the impact of the road.
The first-line treatment often used is wet-combing with a fine-toothed comb.
A regular brush or comb is first used to detangle the hair, and then the fine-toothed nit comb is placed at the scalp and drawn through the hair.

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