comblen.

Etymology: < French comble in same sense < Latin cumulus heap, pile, heap above the full measure, crown.

Heraldry.

†1. Obsolete. The diminutive of the chief of the escutcheon, occupying one fourth of its depth towards its lower portion; the fillet.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > charge of simplest or commonest kind > horizontal division of less depth than chief

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1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lxxvii. 99 Sir Wyllyam Duglas..bare azure, a comble syluer, thre starres goules.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 254 Sir William Dowglass..bare Azure a Comble siluer, and three starres Goules.

1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. 72 The chief can only be parted per fess, when three parts are above and one below—and this is called a Combel or Fillet—viz. the diminutive of a chief.

2. The ‘crown’ or culmination. [A gallicism.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > state of or advanced condition > highest point

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1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince IV. 379 ‘Good-nature’ is laughed at and despised as the ‘comble’ of vulgarity.

1884 G. M. Hopkins Let. 3 Aug. (1935) 195 That book could be the greatest boon to me,.. And if you were to complete ‘Wildair’, that would be the comble.

1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat viii He added the comble to all his graces and courtesies by shaking her hand.

1908 Daily Chron. 1 May 4/7 The disgust of those who believe that there is an art of acting which is marred..by such..interruptions reaches its comble.

1958 B. Nichols Sweet & Twenties xi. 137 Fiercer and fiercer waxed the controversy... The comble came in August 1925.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

† comblev.

Etymology: < French comble-r, < Latin cumulāre to overload, < cumulus heap, piled up mass.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To load, overload.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden

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comble1672

1672 B. St. Michel Let. 14 Aug. in S. Pepys Diary & Corr. (1906) IV. 203 You dayly and howerly soe comble me with, not only expressions, but allsoe deeds of your worthyness and goodness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	comble
释义	comblen. Etymology: < French comble in same sense < Latin cumulus heap, pile, heap above the full measure, crown. Heraldry. †1. Obsolete. The diminutive of the chief of the escutcheon, occupying one fourth of its depth towards its lower portion; the fillet. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > charge of simplest or commonest kind > horizontal division of less depth than chief comble1523 fillet1572 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lxxvii. 99 Sir Wyllyam Duglas..bare azure, a comble syluer, thre starres goules. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 254 Sir William Dowglass..bare Azure a Comble siluer, and three starres Goules. 1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. 72 The chief can only be parted per fess, when three parts are above and one below—and this is called a Combel or Fillet—viz. the diminutive of a chief. 2. The ‘crown’ or culmination. [A gallicism.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > state of or advanced condition > highest point prickOE heighta1050 full1340 higha1398 pointc1400 roofa1500 top-castle1548 ruff1549 acmea1568 tip1567 noontide1578 high tide1579 superlative1583 summity1588 spring tide1593 meridian1594 period1595 apogee1600 punctilio1601 high-water mark1602 noon1609 zenith1610 auge1611 apex1624 culmination1633 cumble1640 culmen1646 climax1647 topc1650 cumulus1659 summit1661 perigeum1670 highest1688 consummation1698 stretch1741 high point1787 perihelion1804 summary1831 comble1832 heading up1857 climacteric1870 flashpoint1878 tip-end1885 peak1902 noontime1903 Omega point1981 1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince IV. 379 ‘Good-nature’ is laughed at and despised as the ‘comble’ of vulgarity. 1884 G. M. Hopkins Let. 3 Aug. (1935) 195 That book could be the greatest boon to me,.. And if you were to complete ‘Wildair’, that would be the comble. 1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat viii He added the comble to all his graces and courtesies by shaking her hand. 1908 Daily Chron. 1 May 4/7 The disgust of those who believe that there is an art of acting which is marred..by such..interruptions reaches its comble. 1958 B. Nichols Sweet & Twenties xi. 137 Fiercer and fiercer waxed the controversy... The comble came in August 1925. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). † comblev. Etymology: < French comble-r, < Latin cumulāre to overload, < cumulus heap, piled up mass. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To load, overload. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden charka1300 chargec1308 cark1330 liea1400 labour1437 onerate1453 endossa1500 onera1500 laden1514 load1526 aggravate1530 lay1530 honorate1533 ladea1538 burden1541 ballast1566 loaden1568 degravate1574 aburden1620 pregravate1654 comble1672 1672 B. St. Michel Let. 14 Aug. in S. Pepys Diary & Corr. (1906) IV. 203 You dayly and howerly soe comble me with, not only expressions, but allsoe deeds of your worthyness and goodness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1523v.1672
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