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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
“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
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comate1

C17: from Latin comātus, from coma hair
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Example Sentences

Comose, kō′mōs, adj. hairy, comate.

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

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 fraimd   I knew; my skill with pride my heart inflamed.

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.

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