English Explanatory Dictionary

comb ceramic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a hunter-gatherer culture that existed in northeastern Europe from around 4200 BC to around 2000 BC.

Word forms

comb ceramic

Etymology

The word refers to the typical decoration in the pottery of a culture of which little is known otherwise. The decoration looks as if it had been imprinted with a comb.

Synonyms

pit-comb ware

Related words

corded ware
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