a. Rough; shaggy. [ Obs. ] “Kempe hairs.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot.) The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata). Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
1. p. p. of Kemb; combed. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Neatly kept; tidy. Opposite of unkempt. [ PJC ]
{ } n. Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality. [ 1913 Webster ]