Part 2127

<h1>Comatose</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Co"ma*tose`</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Coma</er> lethargy.]</ety> <def>Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic; <as>as, <ex>comatose</ex> sleep; <ex>comatose</ex> fever.</as></def>

<h1>Comatons</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Co"ma*tons</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Comatose.</def>

<h1>Comatula</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Co*mat"u*la</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>comatulus</ets> having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. <ets>coma</ets> hair.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A crinoid of the genus <spn>Antedon</spn> and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; -- called also <altname>feather stars</altname>.</def>

<h1>Comatulid</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Co*mat"u*lid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any crinoid of the genus <spn>Antedon</spn> or allied genera.</def>

<h1>Comb</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Comb</hw> <tt>(?; 110)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS.. <ets>camb</ets>; akin to Sw., Dan., & D. <ets>kam</ets>, Icel. <ets>kambr</ets>, G. <ets>kamm</ets>, Gr. <?/ a grinder tooth, Skr. <ets>jambha</ets> tooth.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An instrument for currying hairy animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a currycomb.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Manuf. & Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening the soft fiber into a bat.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The notched scale of a wire micrometer.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.</def> <-- "former" in (c) is a noun. -->

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part of the bill or hood of a cock or other bird. It is usually red.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen of scorpions.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>The curling crest of a wave.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>The waxen framework forming the walls of the cells in which bees store their honey, eggs, etc.; honeycomb.</def> "A <i>comb</i> of honey."

<i>Wyclif.</i>

<blockquote>When the bee doth leave her <b>comb</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may be cocked.</def>

<h1>Comb</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Comb</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Combed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Combing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; <as>as, to <ex>comb</ex> hair or wool</as>. See under <er>Combing</er>.</def>

<blockquote><b>Comb</b> down his hair; look, look! it stands upright. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Comb</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw>Comb</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Comb</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 5.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.</def>

<h1>Comb, Combe</h1> <Xpage=281>

<hw><hw>Comb</hw>, <hw>Combe</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>comb</ets>, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>cwm</ets> a dale, valley.]</ety> <def>That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>coombe</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Buckland.</i>

<blockquote>A gradual rise the shelving <b>combe</b> Displayed. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Comb</h1> <Xpage=281>