comble

See also: comblé

English

Etymology

From French comble. Doublet of cumulus.

Noun

comble (plural combles)

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

Anagrams

• clombe

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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)

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

Adjective

comble (plural combles)

1. packed, heaving, crowded

   Le stade est comble.

   The stadium is packed.

Derived terms

• archicomble

Further reading

• “comble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French comble.

Noun

comble m (plural combles)

1. (heraldry) comble