Word Meanings - COMBLESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Without a comb or crest; as, a combless ceck.
Related words: (words related to COMBLESS)
- CRESTLESS
Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless yeomen." Shak. - WITHOUT-DOOR
Outdoor; exterior. "Her without-door form." Shak. - WITHOUTFORTH
Without; outside' outwardly. Cf. Withinforth. Chaucer. - CRESTFALLEN
1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak. 2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse. - CRESTING
An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof. - WITHOUTEN
Without. Chaucer. - COMBLESS
Without a comb or crest; as, a combless ceck. - CRESTED
Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. "The crested bird." Dryden. (more info) 1. Having a crest. But laced crested helm. Dryden. - WITHOUT
1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. Without the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. Dryden. 2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond. Eternity, before the world and after, is without our - CREST
A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4. 4. The upper curve of a horse's neck. Throwing the base thong - UNDERCREST
To support as a crest; to bear. Shak. - NAPE-CREST
An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters. - FIRECREST
A small European kinglet , having a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren. - INCREST
To adorn with a crest. Drummond. - GOLDCREST
The European golden-crested kinglet (Regulus cristatus, or R. regulus); -- called also golden-crested wren, and golden wren. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See Kinglet.