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<hw>Come</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Coming.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Co-meddle</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Co-med"dle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To mix; to mingle, to temper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Comedian</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Co*me"di*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>com\'82dien</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An actor or player in comedy.</def> "The famous <i>comedian</i>, Roscius."

<i>Middleton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A writer of comedy.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Com\'82dienne</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Co*m\'82`di*enne"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fem. of <ets>com<?/dien</ets>.]</ety> <def>A women who plays in comedy.</def>

<h1>Comedietta</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Co*me`di*et"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy.</def>

<h1>Comedo</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Com"e*do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Comedones</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L., a glutton. See <er>Comestible</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt).</def>

<h1>Comedown</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Come"down`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A downfall; an humillation.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Comedy</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Com"e*dy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Comedies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>com\'82die</ets>, L. <ets>comoedia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to <?/ village, E. <ets>home</ets>) + <?/ to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See <er>Home</er>, and <er>Ode</er>.]</ety> <def>A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to <i>tragedy</i>.</def>

<blockquote>With all the vivacity if <b>comedy</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Are come to play a pleasant <b>comedy</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Comelily</h1> <Xpage=282>

<hw>Come"li*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a suitable or becoming manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

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<h1>Comeliness</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Come"li*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Comely</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being comely.</def>