What does hot comb mean?

hot comb

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

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"He was struck by the number of barbers’ saloons and ‘beauticians’. They all advertised various forms of hair-straightener - ‘Apex Glossatina, for use with the hot comb’, ‘Silky Strate. Leaves no redness, no burn’ - or nostrums for bleaching the skin."

hot combs (plural)

pressing comb

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