Comfrey
Com″frey (?), n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr. confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal, grow together. So called on account of its healing power, f...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Comic
Com″ic (?), a. [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. �: cf. F. comique. See Comedy.] 1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.I can not for the stage a drama lay,Tragic o...
Comic (2)
Com″ic, n. A comedian. Steele.
Comical
Com″ic‐al (?), a. 1. Relating to comedy.They deny it to be tragical because its catastrophe is a wedding, which hath ever been accounted comical.Gay.2. Exciting mirth; droll; la...
Comicality
Com′i‐cal″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Comicalities (#). The quality of being comical; something comical.
Comicry
Com″ic‐ry (?), n. The power of exciting mirth; comicalness. H. Giles.
Coming
Com″ing (?), a. 1. Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.Welcome the coming, speed the parting, gu...
Coming (2)
Com″ing, n. 1. Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train.2. Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ.Coming in. (a) Entrance; entrance way; manner of enterin...
Comitia
‖Co‐mi″ti‐a (?), n. pl.(Rom. Antiq.) A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers or passing laws.☞ There were three kinds of comitia: comitia curiata, or assembl...
Comitial
Co‐mi″tial (?), a. [L. comitialis.] Relating to the comitia, or popular assemblies of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws. Middleton.
Comitiva
‖Co′mi‐ti″va (?), n. A body of followers; — applied to the lawless or brigand bands in Italy and Sicily.
Comity
Com″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Comities (#). [L. comitas, fr. comis courteous, kind.] Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility; as, comity of manners; t...
Comma
Com″ma (?), n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. � clause, fr. � to cut off. Cf. Capon.] 1. A character or point marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or ...
Command
Com‐mand″ (?; 61), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Commanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Commanding.] [OE. comaunden, commanden, OF. comander, F. commander, fr. L. com- + mandare to commit to, to comman...
Command (2)
Com‐mand″, v. i. 1. To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.And reigned, commanding in his monarchy.Shak.For the ki...
Command (3)
Com‐mand″, n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.Awaiting what command their mighty chiefHad to impose.Milton.2. The possession or exercise ...
Commandable
Com‐mand″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being commanded.
Commandant
Com′man‐dant″ (?), n. [F., orig. p. pr. of commander.] A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.
Commandatory
Com‐mand″a‐to‐ry (?), a. Mandatory; as, commandatory authority.
Commandeer
Com′man‐deer″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Commandeered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Commandeering.] [D. kommandeeren to command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to command. S...
Commander
Com‐mand″er (?), n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore, Commender.] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.A ...
Commandership
Com‐mand″er‐ship, n. The office of a commander.
Commandery
Com‐mand″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Commanderies (#). [F. commanderie.] 1. The office or rank of a commander.2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under ...
Commanding
Com‐mand″ing, a. 1. Exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer.2. Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence.3. Exalted; overlookin...
Commandingly
Com‐mand″ing‐ly, adv. In a commanding manner.
Commandment
Com‐mand″ment (?), n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.A new commandment I give unto ...
Commando
Com‐man″do (?), n. [D. See Command, v. t.] In South Africa, a military body or command; also, sometimes, an expedition or raid; as, a commando of a hundred Boers.The war bands, ...