comble
See also: comblé
English
Etymology
From French comble. Doublet of cumulus.
Noun
comble (plural combles)
- (heraldry) A band along the top part of the shield, half the breadth of the chief.
Anagrams
- clombe
French
Etymology
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)
- summit, peak (of a building)
- (figuratively) pinnacle
- overabundance; overload
- (heraldry) comble
Derived terms
- de fond en comble
Adjective
comble (plural combles)
- packed, heaving, crowded
- Le stade est comble.
- The stadium is packed.
Derived terms
- archicomble
- faire salle comble
Further reading
- “comble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French comble.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkomble/ [ˈkõm.ble]
- Rhymes: -omble
- Syllabification: com‧ble
Noun
comble m (plural combles)
- (heraldry) comble