comfort, com for the, confort, comford, coumforde, counfort, cumford

[O. Fr. confort, cunfort; O. Sp., Ital. & Port. con for to; Sp. confuerto.] [COMFORT, v.] IMG:content-0260.png:[blocks in formation] 5. That which affords consolation, strength, or solace in time of trouble, affliction, or danger. "Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindne be for my comfort , -Psalm cxix. 76. 6. A wadded bed-quilt, usually made of a layer of cotton raw fiber, inclosed between two external sheets of calico or chintz. (U.S.) *II. Law : Support, a istance, or countenance; such as an acce ory affords to the actual perpetrator of any crime. 14 any hand or partaking in the aid or comfort of Perkins, or the Cornishmen."- Bacon. Crabb thus discriminates between comfort and pleasure : the grand feature of comfort is substantiality: that of pleasure is warmth. Pleas ure is quickly succeeded by pain Comfort is that portion of pleasure which seems to be exempt from this disadvantage Comfort must be sought for at home: pleasure is pursued abroad." (Crabb: Eng. Synon.) *comfort-killing, a. Destroying all sources of comfort or encouragement; disquieting, discouraging. "O comfort- killing night, image of hell!" Shakesp.: Tarquin and Lucrece. com-for-ta-ble, *con-for-ta-ble, *com-for-tadyll, a. & s. [O. Fr. con for table , from conforter.] [COMFORT, v .] A As adjective: I. Of persons: "Kind words, and comfortable, lost on me." Cowper: Trans. of the Latin Poems of Milton: On the Death of Damon. 2. Attended with, or procuring a state of, quiet enjoyment and comfort. a comfortable provision made for their subsistence."-Dryden: Fables; Dedication. *3. Free from trouble or anxiety. "What can promise him a comfortable appearance before his dreadful judge?"- South . B. As subst.: A heavy wadded or padded quilt or counterpane; a comfort. com-for-ta-ble-ne , -ne .] 8. [Eng. comfortable ; 1. The quality of being comforting or cheering. the pleasantne of the grape; the comfortable ne of the wine." Wallis : Serm . at Oxf ., 1682, p. 5. 2. The quality of being comfortable or in a state of comfort; cheerfulne . "Quiet serenity and comfortablene usually attends a virtuous course of life." Goodman : Winter Ev . Conf . , p. ii. com'-for-tạ-bly, adv . [Eng. comfortabl(e); -v.] 1. In a comfortable manner; so as to comfort or cheer; encouragingly, cheeringly. IMG:content-0261.png:[blocks in formation] comical