comestible
Collocations
2ADJ.
most, other
COMESTIBLE + NOUN
breakfast
Definitions
adj
Suitable to be eaten; edible.
Some herbes are most comestible.
What with freeze-dried chives costing $96 a pound, and those snipped fresh for the omelette from the potted garden on the kitchen ledge almost free, the bountiful begonia has given way in many apartments to more comestible greenery.
noun
Anything that can be eaten; food.
Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.
Both serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles.
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6Some herbes are most comestible.
WiktionaryWhat with freeze-dried chives costing $96 a pound, and those snipped fresh for the omelette from the potted garden on the kitchen ledge almost free, the bountiful begonia has given way in many apartme
WiktionaryLestrade raised his mug in a loyal toast while Lady Pauline saw to the more comestible sort for breakfast.
WiktionaryComestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.
WiktionaryBoth serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles.
WiktionaryFor instance, a food ration can be polymorphed into a carrot, a tripe ration, or any other comestible.
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