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Definition
attractive — especially of a woman
- I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.Chapter 7 (0% in)
- From the curtains in Benton's house, down the road, a dark comely face is staring at the strangers; for passing carriages are not every-day occurrences here.Chapter 7 (24% in)
There are no more uses of "comely" in The Souls of Black Folk.
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