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4. A wadded bedquilt; a
comfortable. [U. S.]

5. (Law) Unlawful support,
countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort
to the enemy.

Syn. -- Comfort, Consolation.
Comfort has two meanings: 1. Strength and
relief received under affliction; 2. Positive
enjoyment, of a quiet, permanent nature, together with the
sources thereof; as, the comfort of love; surrounded with
comforts; but it is with the former only that the word
consolation is brought into comparison. As thus compared,
consolation points to some specific source of relief for
the afflicted mind; as, the consolations of religion.
Comfort supposes the relief to be afforded by imparting
positive enjoyment, as well as a diminution of pain.
"Consolation, or comfort, signifies some
alleviation to that pain to which it is not in our power to
afford the proper and adequate remedy; they imply rather an
augmentation of the power of bearing, than a diminution of the
burden." Johnson.

Com"fort*a*ble (?), a. [OF.
confortable.] 1. Strong; vigorous;
valiant. [Obs.


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