welsh-comb

Verb

welsh-comb (third-person singular simple present welsh-combs, present participle welsh-combing, simple past and past participle welsh-combed)

1. To comb (one's hair) with one's hand.
   • 2004, Evelyn Conlon, Later On:

     During the applause the singer poured a glass of water from the decanter into the tumbler, drank a mouthful, and Welsh-combed his moustache and hair.