Combover hairstyle in the wind A comb over or combover is a hairstyle in which the hair is grown long and combed over the short hair area to minimize the appearance of the scalp. Sometimes the parting is lowered so that more hair can be used to cover the head. Carl Levin, Former US Senator for Michigan Charles Lindbergh next to a helicopter in 1972 Iñaki Anasagasti – Basque nationalist.[1] Zero Mo