Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Comely (comelier)
come (-s, -st, -ing, came, camest)comet (-'s)
comely (comelier), adj. [OE cýmlíc, beautifully constructed, fine, handsome.] (webplay: bears, God, grace, pray, time, world).
Pretty; fair; bonny; attractive; handsome; graceful; [fig.] available for courtship; ready for marriage.
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