櫛しっ比ぴ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

standing in a row; lining up closely

Literary word describing things arranged closely side by side, like teeth of a comb. Often used in written descriptions of buildings, trees, or objects lining a street. Rare in everyday speech.

• 家いえ々いえが櫛しっ比ぴしている町まち並なみ。

  A townscape where houses stand close together in a row.

• 通とおりには店みせが櫛しっ比ぴしていた。

  Shops lined the street closely side by side.