Compleat
[kuh m-pleet] /kəmˈplit/
adjective
1.
highly skilled and accomplished in all aspects; complete; total:
the compleat actor, at home in comedy and tragedy.
/kəmˈpliːt/
adjective
1.
an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
adj.
archaic spelling of complete (adj.).
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noun 1. a book on fishing (1653) by Izaak Walton.
- Complected
[kuh m-plek-tid] /kəmˈplɛk tɪd/ adjective, Informal. 1. complexioned: a light-complected boy. [kuh m-plekt] /kəmˈplɛkt/ verb (used with object), Obsolete. 1. to interweave; intertwine. /kəmˈplɛktɪd/ adjective 1. (in combination) a US dialect word for complexioned /kəmˈplɛkt/ verb 1. (transitive) (archaic) to interweave or entwine adj. 1806, American English, “complexioned,” a variant derivation from complexion, which, intentionally […]
- Complect
[kuh m-plekt] /kəmˈplɛkt/ verb (used with object), Obsolete. 1. to interweave; intertwine. /kəmˈplɛkt/ verb 1. (transitive) (archaic) to interweave or entwine
- Complection
[kuh m-plek-shuh n] /kəmˈplɛk ʃən/ noun 1. . [kuh m-plek-shuh n] /kəmˈplɛk ʃən/ noun 1. the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face: a clear, smooth, rosy complexion. 2. appearance; aspect; character: His confession put a different complexion on things. 3. viewpoint, attitude, or conviction: one’s political complexion. 4. (in […]
- Complement
[noun kom-pluh-muh nt; verb kom-pluh-ment] /noun ˈkɒm plə mənt; verb ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt/ noun 1. something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 2. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers. 3. either of two parts or things needed to […]