kempt

[ kempt ]

/ kɛmpt /

neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.

combed, as hair.

Origin of kempt

before 1050; Middle English; Old English cemd- past participle of cemban to comb¹; see unkempt

kemi, kemijoki, kemp, kempe, kempis, kempt, ken, ken., kenaf, kenbei, kench

The Kempt Road had not yet been opened though for some time in contemplation.

History of Halifax City |Thomas B. Akins
Captain Kempt's reply will be sent under cover to you at your club.

A Rock in the Baltic |Robert Barr
There was in the English infantry, particularly in Kempt's brigade, a great many raw recruits.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
His own flock, well washed and kempt, were much more agreeable subjects of contemplation.

The Faith Doctor |Edward Eggleston

I send you a long letter from Kempt for your perusal, with a sketch of Badajos, though no longer recent news.

The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock |Ferdinand Brock Tupper

kempt

/ (kɛmpt) /

(of hair) tidy; combed See also unkempt

C20: back formation from unkempt; originally past participle of dialect kemb to comb