- compt
- (L). An ornament
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
compt
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Compt — (kount, formerly k[o^]mt; 215), n. [F. compte. See {Count} an account.] Account; reckoning; computation. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compt — Compt, v. t. [F. compter. See {Count}, v. t.] To compute; to count. [Obs.] See {Count}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compt — Compt, a. [L. comptus, p. p. of comere to care for, comb, arrange, adorn.] Neat; spruce. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compt — compt·er; compt; … English syllables
compt|er — «KOWN tuhr», noun. chaic. a counter (prison for debtors). ╂[old variant of counter3] … Useful english dictionary
compt. — comptroller. * * * compt «kownt, kompt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun. Archaic. count1. compt., comptroller … Useful english dictionary
compt — archaic variant of count … New Collegiate Dictionary
compt — /kownt/, v.t., v.i., n. Archaic. count1. * * * … Universalium
compt. — comptroller. * * * … Universalium
compt. — comptroller … From formal English to slang
