comble
See also: comblé
English
editEtymology
editFrom French comble. Doublet of cumulus.
Noun
editcomble (plural combles)
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French cumble, inherited through a Vulgar Latin form *cumlu(s) from Latin cumulus. Doublet of cumulus, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcomble m (plural combles)
- summit, peak (of a building)
- (figuratively) pinnacle
- overabundance; overload
- (heraldry) comble
Derived terms
editAdjective
editcomble (plural combles)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “comble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcomble m (plural combles)
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