[ 'kɒmɪdəʊ , kə'mi:dəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~nes -'dəʊni:z ) technical term for blackhead .
Origin
C19: from L., lit. 'glutton' (a former name for parasitic worms, later referring to worm-like matter squeezed from a blackhead).
[ 'kɒmɪdəʊ , kə'mi:dəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~nes -'dəʊni:z ) technical term for blackhead .
Origin
C19: from L., lit. 'glutton' (a former name for parasitic worms, later referring to worm-like matter squeezed from a blackhead).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004