Both Uses of
comely
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.†
Chpt 7 *comely = attractive
- 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.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
attractive -- especially of a woman