comestible

[ kuh-mes-tuh-buhl ]

/ kəˈmɛs tə bəl /

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adjective

edible; eatable.

noun

Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.

Origin of comestible

1475–85; <Late Latin comēstibilis, equivalent to Latin comēst(us), past participle of comedere to eat up (see comedo; -ēstus for -ēs(s)us by analogy with gestus, ūstus, etc.; see combust) + -ibilis-ible; see eat

Words nearby comestible

come out with, come over, comer, come round, comes, comestible, comet, cometh, come through, come to, come to a halt

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Example sentences from the Web for comestible

But the abalone—as a Christian comestible he is a stranger to me and the tooth o' me.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
He wrote to Paris and London for all the delicacies of the "comestible" shops.
That Boy Of Norcott's|Charles James Lever
The railway drays, laden with the comestible treasures of the ocean, no longer thundered through the covered ways.
The Fat and the Thin|Emile Zola
Bread is the only comestible which the custom of well-bred people permits to be laid off your plate.
How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits|Samuel R Wells

Occasionally, where his memory of that language failed him, he would put down the name of some comestible in Greek.
Albania|E. F. Knight

British Dictionary definitions for comestible

comestible

/ (kəˈmɛstɪbəl) /

noun

(usually plural) food

adjective

a rare word for edible

Word Origin for comestible

C15: from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo

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单词	comestible
释义	comestible [ kuh-mes-tuh-buhl ] / kəˈmɛs tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comestible ON THESAURUS.COM adjective edible; eatable. noun Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles. Origin of comestible 1475–85; <Late Latin comēstibilis, equivalent to Latin comēst(us), past participle of comedere to eat up (see comedo; -ēstus for -ēs(s)us by analogy with gestus, ūstus, etc.; see combust) + -ibilis-ible; see eat Words nearby comestible come out with, come over, comer, come round, comes, comestible, comet, cometh, come through, come to, come to a halt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comestible But the abalone—as a Christian comestible he is a stranger to me and the tooth o' me. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce\|Ambrose Bierce He wrote to Paris and London for all the delicacies of the "comestible" shops. That Boy Of Norcott's\|Charles James Lever The railway drays, laden with the comestible treasures of the ocean, no longer thundered through the covered ways. The Fat and the Thin\|Emile Zola Bread is the only comestible which the custom of well-bred people permits to be laid off your plate. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits\|Samuel R Wells Occasionally, where his memory of that language failed him, he would put down the name of some comestible in Greek. Albania\|E. F. Knight British Dictionary definitions for comestible comestible / (kəˈmɛstɪbəl) / noun (usually plural) food adjective a rare word for edible Word Origin for comestible C15: from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to comestible eatable, provisions, edible, victual, esculent
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comestible

adjective

noun

Origin of comestible

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British Dictionary definitions for comestible

noun

adjective

Word Origin for comestible

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