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<blockquote><b>Comeliness</b> is a disposing fair Of things and actions in fit time and place. <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Strength, <b>comeliness</b> of shape, or amplest merit. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Comeliness</b> signifies something less forcible than beauty, less elegant than grace, and less light than prettiness. <i>Johnson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Comely</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Come"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Comelier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Comeliest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>comeliche</ets>, AS. <ets>cyml\'c6c</ets>; <ets>cyme</ets> suitable (fr. <ets>cuman</ets> to come, become) + <ets>l\'c6c</ets> like.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.</def>

<blockquote>He that is <b>comely</b> when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more <b>comely</b> than before. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.</def>

<blockquote>This is a happier and more <b>comely</b> time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is <b>comely</b>. <i>Ps. cxlvii. 1.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Come"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a becoming manner.</def>

<i>Ascham.</i>

<h1>Come-outer</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Come-out"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other organization; a radical reformer.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Comer</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Com"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who comes, or who has come; one who has arrived, and is present.</def>

<cs><col>All comers</col>, <cd>all who come, or offer, to take part in a matter, especially in a contest or controversy. "To prove it against <i>all comers<i>."</cd></cs>

<i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i>

<h1>Comes</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Co"mes</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a companion.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The answer to the theme (<it>dux</it>) in a fugue.</def>

<h1>Comessation</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Com`es*sa"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>comissatio</ets>, <ets>comessatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A reveling; a rioting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Comestible</h1> <Xpage=283>

<hw>Co*mes"ti*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>comestible</ets>, fr. L. <ets>comesus</ets>, <ets>comestus</ets>, p. p. pf <ets>comedere</ets> to eat; <ets>com-</ets> + <ets>edere</ets> to eat.]</ety> <def>Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.</def>

<blockquote>Some herbs are most <b>comestible</b>. <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Comestible</h1> <Xpage=283>