more searches
2 wordies list

comate

(adj): bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts
( more... )
Leave a comment, citation, or private note
11 months ago seanahan said:

Used to describe a comet in the OED citation, "1600 FAIRFAX Tasso XIV. xliv, How comate, crinite, caudate starres are fram'd."

Register or login to leave a comment.
first listed by:
seanahan (469 words)
appears in these lists: