Webster's Dictionary 1913

5698

Comer

Com″er (?), n. One who comes, or who has come; one who has arrived, and is present.All comers, all who come, or offer, to take part in a matter, especially in a contest or contr...

5699

Comes

‖Co″mes (?), n.(Mus.) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.

5700

Comessation

Com′es‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. comissatio, comessatio.] A reveling; a rioting. Bp. Hall.

5701

Comestible

Co‐mes″ti‐ble (?), a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.] Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.Some herbs are most comes...

5702

Comestible (2)

Co‐mes″ti‐ble, n. Something suitable to be eaten; — commonly in the plural. Thackeray.

5703

Comet

Com″et (?), n. [L. cometes, cometa, from Gr. � comet, prop. long-haired, fr. � to wear long hair, fr. � hair, akin to L. coma: cf. F. comète.] (Astron.) A member of the solar sy...

5704

Comet-finder

{ Com″et–find′er (?), orCom″et– seek′er (?) }, n.(Astron.) A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets.

5705

Cometarium

‖Com′e‐ta″ri‐um (?), n.(Astron.) An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun. Hutton.

5706

Cometary

Com″et‐a‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. cométaire.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet. Cheyne.

5707

Comether

Co‐meth″er (?), n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.] 1. Matter; affair.2. Friendly communication or association.To putthe, or one's, comether on, to...

5708

Cometic

Co‐met″ic (?), a. Relating to a comet.

5709

Cometographer

Com′et‐og″ra‐pher (?), n. One who describes or writes about comets.

5710

Cometography

Com′et‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Comet + -graphy: cf. F. cométographie.] A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets.

5711

Cometology

Com′et‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Comet + -logy.] The department of astronomy relating to comets.

5712

Comfit

Com″fit (?), n. [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Confect.] A dry sweetmeat; any ...

5713

Comfit (2)

Com″fit, v. t. To preserve dry with sugar.The fruit which does so quickly waste,...Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last.Cowley.

5714

Comfiture

Com″fi‐ture (?; 135), n. [F. confiture; cf. LL. confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See Comfit, and cf. Confiture.] See Comfit, n.

5715

Comfort

Com″fort (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Comforted; p. pr. & vb. n.Comforting.] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con- + fortis strong. See Fort.] 1. To make strong; ...

5716

Comfort (2)

Com″fort (?), n. [OF. confort, fr. conforter.] 1. Assistance; relief; support. [Obs. except in the phrase “aid and comfort.” See 5 below.]Shak.2. Encouragement; solace; consolat...

5717

Comfortable

Com″fort‐a‐ble (?), a. [OF. confortable.] 1. Strong; vigorous; valiant. Wyclif.Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the...

5718

Comfortable (2)

Com″fort‐a‐ble, n. A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort.

5719

Comfortableness

Com″fort‐a‐ble‐ness, n. State of being comfortable.

5720

Comfortably

Com″fort‐a‐bly, adv. In a comfortable or comforting manner.Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem.Is. xl. 2.

5721

Comforter

Com″fort‐er (?), n. 1. One who administers comfort or consolation.Let no comforter delight mine earBut such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.Shak.2. (Script.) The Holy Spiri...

5722

Comfortless

Com″fort‐less, a. Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless.Comfortless through tyranny or might.Spenser.Syn. — Forlorn; desolate; cheerless; inconsolable; dis...

5723

Comfortment

Com″fort‐ment (?), n. Act or process of administering comfort.The gentle comfortment and entertainment of the said embassador.Hakluyt.

5724

Comfortress

Com″fort‐ress (?), n. A woman who comforts.To be your comfortress, and to preserve you.B. Jonson.