Hypertext Webster Gateway: "combust"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Combust \Com*bust"\, a. [L. combustus, p. p. of comburere to
burn up; com- + burere (only in comp.), of uncertain origin;
cf. bustum fineral pyre, prurire to itch, pruna a live coal,
Gr. pyrso`s firebrand, Skr. plush to burn.]
1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. (Astron.) So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by
his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight
degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.]

Planets that are oft combust. --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

combust
v : undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: {burn}]

Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup

Enter word here:
Exact Approx

dict.stokkie.net
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents; see the Webster Gateway FAQ, and also the Back-end/database links and credits.