Defn: Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.
Some herbs are most comestible. Sir T. Elyot.
COMESTIBLE
Co*mes"ti*ble, n.
Defn: Something suitable to be eaten; — commonly in the plural.
Thackeray.
COMET
Com"et, n. Etym: [L. cometes, cometa, from Gr. coma: cf. F. comète.]
(Astron.)
Defn: 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
Com`e*ta"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Astron.)
Defn: An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun. Hutton.
COMETARY
Com"et*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. cométaire.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet. Cheyne.
COMET-FINDER; COMET-SEEKER
Com"et-find`er, or Com"et-seek`er, n. (Astron.)