comble

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See also: comblé

English

Gules, a ship or, sails set ermine, on a sea in base vert, a chief also ermine charged with a comble gules charged with three bees or.—Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.

Etymology

From French comble. Doublet of cumulus.

Noun

comble (plural combles)

  1. (heraldry) A band along the top part of the shield, half the height of the chief.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cumble, inherited through a Vulgar Latin form *cumlu(s) from Latin cumulus. Doublet of cumulus, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃bl/
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Noun

comble m (plural combles)

  1. summit, peak (of a building)
  2. (figuratively) pinnacle
  3. overabundance; overload
  4. (heraldry) comble

Derived terms

Adjective

comble (plural combles)

  1. packed, heaving, crowded
    Le stade est comble.
    The stadium is packed.

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French comble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkomble/
  • Rhymes: -omble
  • Syllabification: com‧ble

Noun

comble m (plural combles)

  1. (heraldry) comble