Both Uses of
comely
in
Bleak House
- Ada blushed, and Mr. Boythorn, trotting forward on his comely grey horse, dismounted at his own door and stood ready with extended arm and uncovered head to welcome us when we arrived.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- They cushioned me up on a large sofa by the fire, and then the comely landlady told me that I must travel no further to-night, but must go to bed.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(comely) attractive -- especially of a woman