comate

¹

[ koh-meyt ]

noun

1. a mate or companion.

comate

²

[ koh-meyt ]

adjective

1. Botany. having a coma.
2. hairy; tufted.

comate

/ ˈkəʊmeɪt /

adjective

1. having tufts of hair
2. having or relating to a coma

Word History and Origins

Origin of comate¹

First recorded in 1570–80; co- + mate ¹

Origin of comate²

From the Latin word comātus, dating back to 1590–1600. See coma ², -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of comate¹

C17: from Latin comātus, from coma hair

Example Sentences

Comose, kō′mōs, adj. hairy, comate.

From Project Gutenberg

Comate -us: only the upper part of head, or vertex, covered with hair.

From Project Gutenberg

And underneath my feet the clouds I view,   Now thick, now thin, now bright with Iris' bow,   The frost and snow, the rain, the hail, the dew,   The winds, from whence they come and whence they blow,   How Jove his thunder makes and lightning new,   How with the bolt he strikes the earth below,   How comate, crinite, caudate stars are framed   I knew; my skill with pride my heart inflamed.

From Project Gutenberg

Another beautiful fall is that of the Dajabon River, on the Haitian frontier, 30 feet in height, and there are notable cascades also on the Comate River, near Bayaguana, on the great plains; on the Nigua and Higuero Rivers, not many miles from Santo Domingo City; on the Inova River, near the town of San José de las Matas; and on the Guaranas River, on the Haitian frontier in the commune of Neiba.

From Project Gutenberg

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