Chapter 301

Come , in the imperative, is used to excite attention, or to invite to motion or joint action; come , let us go. "This is the heir; come , let us kill him." Matt. xxi. 38. When repeated, it sometimes expresses haste, or impatience, and sometimes rebuke. " Come , come , no time for lamentation now."

Milton.

To come , yet to arrive, future. "In times to come ." Dryden. "There's pippins and cheese to come ." Shak. -- To come about . (a) To come to pass; to arrive; to happen; to result; as, how did these things come about ? (b) To change; to come round; as, the ship comes about . "The wind is come about ." Shak.

On better thoughts, and my urged reasons, They are come about , and won to the true side. B. Jonson.

-- To come abroad . (a) To move or be away from one's home or country. "Am come abroad to see the world." Shak. (b) To become public or known. [Obs.] "Neither was anything kept secret, but that it should come abroad ." Mark. iv. 22. -- To come across , to meet; to find, esp. by chance or suddenly. "We come across more than one incidental mention of those wars." E. A. Freeman. "Wagner's was certainly one of the strongest and most independent natures I ever came across ." H. R. Heweis. -- To come after . (a) To follow. (b) To come to take or to obtain; as, to come after a book. -- To come again , to return . "His spirit came again and he revived." Judges. xv. 19.

-- To come and go . (a) To appear and disappear; to change; to alternate. "The color of the king doth come and go ." Shak. (b) (Mech.) To play backward and forward. -- To come at . (a) To reach; to arrive within reach of; to gain; as, to come at a true knowledge of ourselves. (b) To come toward; to attack; as, he came at me with fury. -- To come away , to part or depart . -- To come between , to interverne; to separate; hence, to cause estrangement . -- To come by . (a) To obtain, gain, acquire. "Examine how you came by all your state." Dryden. (b) To pass near or by way of. -- To come down . (a) To descend. (b) To be humbled. -- To come down upon , to call to account, to reprimand. [Colloq.] Dickens. -- To come home . (a) To retuen to one's house or family. (b) To come close; to press closely; to touch the feelings, interest, or reason. (b) ( Naut .) To be loosened from the ground; -- said of an anchor. -- To come in . (a) To enter, as a town, house, etc. "The thief cometh in ." Hos. vii. 1. (b) To arrive; as, when my ship comes in . (c) To assume official station or duties; as, when Lincoln came in . (d) To comply; to yield; to surrender. "We need not fear his coming in " Massinger. (e) To be brought into use. "Silken garments did not come in till late." Arbuthnot. (f) To be added or inserted; to be or become a part of. (g) To accrue as gain from any business or investment. (h) To mature and yield a harvest; as, the crops come in well . (i) To have sexual intercourse; -- with to or unto . Gen. xxxviii. 16. (j) To have young; to bring forth; as, the cow will come in next May . [U. S.] -- To come in for , to claim or receive. "The rest came in for subsidies." Swift. -- To come into , to join with; to take part in; to agree to; to comply with; as, to come into a party or scheme . -- To come it ever , to hoodwink; to get the advantage of . [Colloq.] -- To come near or nigh , to approach in place or quality to be equal to. "Nothing ancient or modern seems to come near it." Sir W. Temple. -- To come of . (a) To descend or spring from. " Of Priam's royal race my mother came ." Dryden. (b) To result or follow from. "This comes of judging by the eye." L'Estrange. -- To come off . (a) To depart or pass off from. (b) To get free; to get away; to escape. (c) To be carried through; to pass off; as, it came off well. (d) To acquit one's self; to issue from (a contest, etc.); as, he came off with honor; hence, substantively, a come off , an escape; an excuse; an evasion. [Colloq.] (e) To pay over; to give. [Obs.] (f) To take place; to happen; as, when does the race come off ? (g) To be or become after some delay; as, the weather came off very fine . (h) To slip off or be taken off, as a garment; to separate. (i) To hurry away; to get through. Chaucer. -- To come off by , to suffer . [Obs.] " To come off by the worst." Calamy. -- To come off from , to leave. " To come off from these grave disquisitions." Felton. -- To come on . (a) To advance; to make progress; to thrive. (b) To move forward; to approach; to supervene. -- To come out . (a) To pass out or depart, as from a country, room, company, etc. "They shall come out with great substance." Gen. xv. 14. (b) To become public; to appear; to be published. "It is indeed come out at last." Bp. Stillingfleet. (c) To end; to result; to turn out; as, how will this affair come out ? he has come out well at last . (d) To be introduced into society; as, she came out two seasons ago . (e) To appear; to show itself; as, the sun came out . (f) To take sides; to take a stand; as, he came out against the tariff. <-- (g) To publicly admit oneself to be homosexual. --> -- To come out with , to give publicity to; to disclose. -- To come over . (a) To pass from one side or place to another. "Perpetually teasing their friends to come over to them." Addison. (b) To rise and pass over, in distillation. -- To come over to , to join. -- To come round . (a) To recur in regular course. (b) To recover. [Colloq.] (c) To change, as the wind. (d) To relent. J. H. Newman. (e) To circumvent; to wheedle. [Colloq.] -- To come short , to be deficient; to fail of attaining. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Rom. iii. 23. -- To come to . (a) To consent or yield. Swift. (b) (Naut.) (with the accent on to ) To luff; to brin the ship's head nearer the wind; to anchor. (c) (with the accent on to ) To recover, as from a swoon. (d) To arrive at; to reach. (e) To amount to; as, the taxes come to a large sum . (f) To fall to; to be received by, as an inheritance. Shak. -- To come to blows . See under Blow . -- To come to grief . See under Grief . -- To come to a head . (a) To suppurate, as a boil. (b) To mature; to culminate; as a plot. -- To come to one's self , to recover one's senses. -- To come to pass , to happen; to fall out. -- To come to the scratch . (a) (Prize Fighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest; hence: (b) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely. [Colloq.] -- To come to time . (a) (Prize Fighting) To come forward in order to resume the contest when the interval allowed for rest is over and "time" is called; hence: (b) To keep an appointment; to meet expectations. [Colloq.] -- To come together . (a) To meet for business, worship, etc.; to assemble. Acts i. 6. (b) To live together as man and wife. Matt. i. 18. -- To come true , to happen as predicated or expected. -- To come under , to belong to, as an individual to a class. -- To come up (a) to ascend; to rise. (b) To be brought up; to arise, as a question. (c) To spring; to shoot or rise above the earth, as a plant. (d) To come into use, as a fashion. -- To come up the capstan (Naut.) , to turn it the contrary way, so as to slacken the rope about it. -- To come up the tackle fall (Naut.) , to slacken the tackle gently. Totten. -- To come up to , to rise to; to equal. -- To come up with , to overtake or reach by pursuit. -- To come upon . (a) To befall. (b) To attack or invade. (c) To have a claim upon; to become dependent upon for support; as, to come upon the town . (d) To light or chance upon; to find; as, to come upon hid treasure .

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Come (?) , v. t. To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here . [Slang]

To come it , to succeed in a trick of any sort. [Slang]

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Come , n. Coming.

Chaucer.

Co-meddle <Xpage=282>

Co-med"dle (?) , v. t. To mix; to mingle, to temper. [Obs.]

Shak.

Comedian <Xpage=282>

Co*me"di*an (?) , n. [Cf. F. com\'82dien .] 1. An actor or player in comedy. "The famous comedian , Roscius."

Middleton.

2. A writer of comedy.

Milton.

Com\'82dienne <Xpage=282>

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

Comedietta <Xpage=282>

Co*me`di*et"ta (?) , n. [It.] A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy.

Comedo <Xpage=282>

Com"e*do (?) , n. ; pl. Comedones (#) . [L., a glutton. See Comestible .] (Med.) 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).

Comedown <Xpage=282>

Come"down` (?) , n. A downfall; an humillation. [Colloq.]

Comedy <Xpage=282>

Com"e*dy (?) , n. ; pl. Comedies (#) . [F. com\'82die , L. comoedia , fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to <?/ village, E. home ) + <?/ to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See Home , and Ode .] 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 tragedy .

With all the vivacity if comedy . Macaulay.

Are come to play a pleasant comedy . Shak.

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Come"li*ly (?) , adv. In a suitable or becoming manner. [R.]

Sherwood.

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Come"li*ness (?) , n. [See Comely .] The quality or state of being comely.

Comeliness is a disposing fair Of things and actions in fit time and place. Sir J. Davies.

Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit. Milton.

Comeliness signifies something less forcible than beauty, less elegant than grace, and less light than prettiness. Johnson.

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Come"ly (?) , a. [ Compar. Comelier (?) ; superl. Comeliest .] [OE. comeliche , AS. cyml\'c6c ; cyme suitable (fr. cuman to come, become) + l\'c6c like.] 1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.

He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. South.

Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before. Milton.

2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.

This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. Shak.

It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely . Ps. cxlvii. 1.

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Come"ly , adv. In a becoming manner.

Ascham.

Come-outer <Xpage=283>

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

Comer <Xpage=283>

Com"er (?) , n. One who comes, or who has come; one who has arrived, and is present.

All comers , all who come, or offer, to take part in a matter, especially in a contest or controversy. "To prove it against all comers ."

Bp. Stillingfleet.

Comes <Xpage=283>

Co"mes (?) , n. [L., a companion.] (Mus.) The answer to the theme ( dux ) in a fugue.

Comessation <Xpage=283>

Com`es*sa"tion (?) , n. [L. comissatio , comessatio .] A reveling; a rioting. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

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

Some herbs are most comestible . Sir T. Elyot.

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Co*mes"ti*ble , n. Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.

Thackeray.

Comet <Xpage=283>

Com"et (?) , n. [L. cometes , cometa , from Gr. <?/ comet, prop. long-haired, fr. <?/ to wear long hair, fr. <?/ hair, akin to L. coma : cf. F. com\'8ate .] (Astron.) A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix.

Cometarium <Xpage=283>

Com`e*ta"ri*um (?) , n. [NL.] (Astron.) An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun.

Hutton.

Cometary <Xpage=283>

Com"et*a*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. com\'82taire .] Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet.

Cheyne.

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Com"et-find`er (?) , &or; Com"et-seek`er (?) , n. (Astron.) A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets.

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Co*met"ic (?) , a. Relating to a comet.

Cometographer <Xpage=283>

Com`et*og"ra*pher (?) , n. One who describes or writes about comets.

Cometography <Xpage=283>

Com`et*og"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Comet + -graphy : cf. F. com\'82tographie .] A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets.

Cometollgy <Xpage=283>

Com`et*ol"l*gy (?) , n. [ Comet + -logy .] The department of astronomy relating to comets.

Comfit <Xpage=283>

Com"fit (?) , n. [F. confit , prop. a p. p., fr. confire to preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere to make. See Fact , and cf. Confect .] A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.

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Com"fit , v. t. To preserve dry with sugar.

The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . . Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. Cowley.

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Com"fi*ture (?; 135) , n. [F. confiture ; cf. LL. confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See Comfit , and cf. Confiture .] See Comfit , n.

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Com"fort (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Comforted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Comforting. ] [F. conforter , fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con- + fortis strong. See Fort .] 1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.]

Wyclif.

God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort and confirm the same. Hooker.

2. To assist or help; to aid. [Obs.]

I . . . can not help the noble chevalier: God comfort him in this necessity! Shak.

3. To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer,

Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men. Bacon.

That we may be adle to comfort them that are in any affliction. 2 Cor. i. 4. (Rev. Ver. ).

A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort , and command. Wordsworth.

Syn. -- To cheer; solace; console; revive; encourage; enliven; invigorate; inspirit, gladden; recreate; exhilarate; refresh; animate; confirm; strengthen. -- To Comfort , Console , Solace . These verbs all suppose some antecedent state of suffering or sorrow. Console in confined to the act giving sympathetic relief to the mind under affliction or sorrow, and points to some definite source of that relief; as, the presence of his friend consoled him; he was much consoled by this intelligence. The act of consoling commonly implies the inculcation of resignation. Comfort points to relief afforded by the communication of positive pleasure, hope, and strength, as well as by the diminution of pain; as, "They brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted ."

Acts xx. 12.

Solace is from L. solacium , which means according to Dumesnil, consolation inwardly felt or applied to the case of the sufferer. Hence, the verb to solace denotes the using of things for the purpose of affording relief under sorrow or suffering; as, to solace one's self with reflections, with books, or with active employments.

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Com"fort (?) , n. [OF. confort , fr. conforter .] 1. Assistance; relief; support. [Obs. except in the phrase "aid and comfort ." See 5 below.]

Shak.

2. Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation.

In comfort of her mother's fears. Shak.

Cheer thy spirit with this comfort . Shak.

Speaking words of endearment where words of comfort availed not. Longfellow.

3. A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.

I had much joy and comfort in thy love. Phil. 7 (Rev. Ver. ).

He had the means of living in comfort . Macaulay.

4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.]

5. (Law) Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy .