comestible
edible; eatable.
Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.
Origin of comestible
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How to use comestible in a sentence
His Sheriffian Majesty was good enough to partake of the rather stale comestible.
Bread is the only comestible which the custom of well-bred people permits to be laid off your plate.
Then with an air of renewed determination she returned to her breakfast and ate everything comestible in sight.
The Song of the Wolf | Frank MayerIt can be taken raw and is therefore a favourite comestible for fast days when cooked food is forbidden.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India | R. V. RussellMany a cassowary has been complaining bitterly of the high cost of this comestible.
British Dictionary definitions for comestible
/ (kəˈmɛstɪbəl) /
(usually plural) food
a rare word for edible
Origin of comestible
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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