combe
or comb, coomb, coombe
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
Origin of combe
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How to use combe in a sentence
The English original is probably that by William combe, published in 1779, two volumes.
Laurence Sterne in Germany | Harvey Waterman ThayerThe entrance to a combe—the widening mouth of a valley—is beyond, with copses on the slopes.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesSomewhere behind the broad beam of life sweeping so beautifully through the combe, somewhere behind the flower, and in the wind.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesThe following extract from Dr. Andrew combe, presents the opinion of most intelligent medical men on this subject.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther BeecherGeorge combe discussed with his host the principles of phrenology, at that time claiming "its thousands of disciples."
George Eliot | Mathilde Blind
British Dictionary definitions for combe
comb
/ (kuːm) /
variant spellings of coomb
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