comestibleadj.n.

Brit.

/kəˈmɛstᵻbl/, U.S.

/kəˈmɛstəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English– comestible, 1500s commestible, 1500s commestyble, 1600s comestable.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French comestible; Latin comestibilis.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French, French comestible edible (15th cent.) or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin comestibilis fit to eat, edible (a636 in Isidore) < classical Latin comest- , variant of comēs- , past participial stem of comedere to eat up, consume ( < com- com- prefix + edere to eat: see esurient adj.) + -ibilis -ible suffix.With use as noun compare post-classical Latin comestibilia (neuter plural) food, victuals (13th cent.), Middle French, French comestible an edible thing, food (1486). With form comestable compare -able suffix.

A. adj.

Edible; fit to eat. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible

conceivablec1443

serviceablea1475

comestible1483

eatable1483

consumable1547

receptible1574

meatable1577

consumptible1579

devourable1603

food-fit1608

edible1611

manducable1614

esculent1626

cibarious1656

mandible1656

deglutible1661

eduliousa1682

edule1699

swallowable1818

christena1838

touchable1845

munchable1868

gorgeable1883

noshable1966

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxxixv/2 All the metes of therthe that ben comestible.

1533–4 Act 25 Henry VIII c. 11 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 446 Any other fowle or their egges not commestyble.

1543 T. Becon Inuectyue agenst Swearing f. lxxxvii Meat be neuer so pure, clene, commestible & wholsome.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxxi. ix. 414 Througout the regions of Scythia and Moesia, all things comestible were spent [L. omnibus, quae poterant mandi, consumptis].

1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 314 Take a Comestible thing (as flesh of Fowls, Beasts, Fishes, &c.).

1867 L. Figuier Veg. World 268 The manna which supported the Israelites..is supposed to have been a species of comestible Lichen.

1886 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 58 172 The fruit is anthelmintic and comestible.

1936 Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 33 323 It would be well to study many of the wild-apple forms of the world along with the comestible ones.

2001 J. McPhee Center of Things ii. 35 The so-called cannibal had made comestible voodoo dolls of his wife and two daughters.

B. n.

An edible thing; an article of food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > an article or kind of food

meateOE

meatkinOE

foodOE

repast?c1500

refection1502

viand1527

sustenance1528

victual1558

cate1634

gustable1642

comestible1799

1799 Oracle & Daily Advertiser 27 Aug. The peasants have..saved the greatest part of their cattle and other comestibles.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vi. vi. 127 Other not despicable comestibles.

1865 M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper's Tenant III. i. 5 Then there was the delight of packing the comestibles.

1890 Edinb. Rev. July 196 The folly of human greediness was allowed to exterminate so good a comestible as the dodo.

1920 C. Dunn Nat. Hist. of Child iv. 68 The sickening cake was a comestible containing nitrogeneous and indigestible ingredients.

1960 Guardian 22 Mar. 9/3 A nutritious food at prices reasonable by comparison with other comestibles.

2004 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. a50/1 I was craving the wrong comestible in the wrong state.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comestible
释义	comestibleadj.n. Brit. /kəˈmɛstᵻbl/, U.S. /kəˈmɛstəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English– comestible, 1500s commestible, 1500s commestyble, 1600s comestable. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French comestible; Latin comestibilis. Etymology: < (i) Middle French, French comestible edible (15th cent.) or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin comestibilis fit to eat, edible (a636 in Isidore) < classical Latin comest- , variant of comēs- , past participial stem of comedere to eat up, consume ( < com- com- prefix + edere to eat: see esurient adj.) + -ibilis -ible suffix.With use as noun compare post-classical Latin comestibilia (neuter plural) food, victuals (13th cent.), Middle French, French comestible an edible thing, food (1486). With form comestable compare -able suffix. A. adj. Edible; fit to eat. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible conceivablec1443 serviceablea1475 comestible1483 eatable1483 consumable1547 receptible1574 meatable1577 consumptible1579 devourable1603 food-fit1608 edible1611 manducable1614 esculent1626 cibarious1656 mandible1656 deglutible1661 eduliousa1682 edule1699 swallowable1818 christena1838 touchable1845 munchable1868 gorgeable1883 noshable1966 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxxixv/2 All the metes of therthe that ben comestible. 1533–4 Act 25 Henry VIII c. 11 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 446 Any other fowle or their egges not commestyble. 1543 T. Becon Inuectyue agenst Swearing f. lxxxvii Meat be neuer so pure, clene, commestible & wholsome. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxxi. ix. 414 Througout the regions of Scythia and Moesia, all things comestible were spent [L. omnibus, quae poterant mandi, consumptis]. 1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 314 Take a Comestible thing (as flesh of Fowls, Beasts, Fishes, &c.). 1867 L. Figuier Veg. World 268 The manna which supported the Israelites..is supposed to have been a species of comestible Lichen. 1886 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 58 172 The fruit is anthelmintic and comestible. 1936 Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 33 323 It would be well to study many of the wild-apple forms of the world along with the comestible ones. 2001 J. McPhee Center of Things ii. 35 The so-called cannibal had made comestible voodoo dolls of his wife and two daughters. B. n. An edible thing; an article of food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > an article or kind of food meateOE meatkinOE foodOE repast?c1500 refection1502 viand1527 sustenance1528 victual1558 cate1634 gustable1642 comestible1799 1799 Oracle & Daily Advertiser 27 Aug. The peasants have..saved the greatest part of their cattle and other comestibles. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vi. vi. 127 Other not despicable comestibles. 1865 M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper's Tenant III. i. 5 Then there was the delight of packing the comestibles. 1890 Edinb. Rev. July 196 The folly of human greediness was allowed to exterminate so good a comestible as the dodo. 1920 C. Dunn Nat. Hist. of Child iv. 68 The sickening cake was a comestible containing nitrogeneous and indigestible ingredients. 1960 Guardian 22 Mar. 9/3 A nutritious food at prices reasonable by comparison with other comestibles. 2004 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. a50/1 I was craving the wrong comestible in the wrong state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1483
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