Webster's 1828 Dictionary
KEMB
v.t.To comb, which see. Kemb is an obsolete orthography.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
KEMB
Kemb, n. t. [imp. & p. p. Kembed or Kempt (p. pr. & vb. n. Kembing.]Etym: [OE. kemben, AS. cemban, fr. camb comb. ]
Defn: To comb. [Obs. ] His longe hair was kembed behind his back. Chaucer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Kemble, Fanny
Kem ble, Fanny |ˈkembəl ˈkɛmbəl | (1809 –93 ), English actress; full name Frances Anne Kemble. The niece of Sarah Siddons, she was a success in both Shakespearean comedy and tragedy, playing such parts as Portia, Beatrice, Juliet, and Lady Macbeth.
Kemble, John Philip
Kemble, John Philip |ˈkɛmb (ə )l | (1757 –1823 ), English actor-manager, brother of Sarah Siddons. Noted for his performances in Shakespearean tragedy, he was manager of Drury Lane (1788 –1803 ) and Covent Garden (1803 –17 ) theatres. His younger brother Charles Kemble (1775 –1854 ) was also a successful actor-manager.
Oxford Dictionary
Kemble, Fanny
Kemble, Fanny |ˈkɛmb (ə )l | (1809 –93 ), English actress; full name Frances Anne Kemble. The daughter of Charles Kemble and the niece of Sarah Siddons, she was a success in both Shakespearean comedy and tragedy.
Kemble, John Philip
Kemble, John Philip |ˈkɛmb (ə )l | (1757 –1823 ), English actor-manager, brother of Sarah Siddons. Noted for his performances in Shakespearean tragedy, he was manager of Drury Lane (1788 –1803 ) and Covent Garden (1803 –17 ) theatres. His younger brother Charles Kemble (1775 –1854 ) was also a successful actor-manager.
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