Comstock
English
Etymology
The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated).
Proper noun
Comstock
- A surname.
Noun
Comstock (plural Comstocks)
- a censor; one who censors
- 1967, Samuel W. Taylor, "Peculiar People, Positive Thinkers and the Prospects of Mormon Literature," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
- Self-appointed Comstocks among us have for years been dedicated to the unholy quest of seeking out and destroying books considered unfavorable.
- 1967, Samuel W. Taylor, "Peculiar People, Positive Thinkers and the Prospects of Mormon Literature," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Derived terms
- Comstockian
- comstockery