hairbrush

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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

DNA from Bryan's late mother's hairbrush was later found to be a familial match to traces on the victim's vest and clump of hair.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

The female probation officer repeatedly promised Roe “she was going to help him get out, but don’t tell nobody,” he said, adding that she slipped him gifts such as a hairbrush and other hard-to-get items.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022

He always “dressed to impress” and carried a hairbrush with him and envisioned one day being his own boss, Elizabeth Dockery said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

Again she reached into her straw bag, this time for her hairbrush, and began to run it around the edges of the translucent visor.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri