Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Comfort (-s)
comfort (-s), n. [OFr.] (webplay: affliction, children, cold, life, light, pain, relief, trouble, want, whole).
- Solace; consolation; alleviation of affliction; release from mental distress; aid in poverty or sickness; production of mental satisfaction and restfulness.
- Relief; succor; source of peace.
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