Definitions
An icy object in space that may show a glowing tail.
Word origin
From Middle English comete, partly from Old English comēta and partly from Old French comete, both from Latin comētēs, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), short for ἀστὴρ κομήτης ([astēr] komētēs, "longhaired [star])" and referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”). Compare English faxed star and Latin crīnīta stēlla (“comet”, literally “(long) haired star”).
Used in a sentence
“Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tailed sky object”5 letters
02“Tailed iceball”5 letters
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