Com‐po″sure (?), n. [From Compose.] 1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure and teaching.
Evelyn.
2. Orderly adjustment; disposition.
Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles.
Woodward.
3. Frame; make; temperament.
His composure must be rare indeed
Whom these things can not blemish.
Shak.
4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose. “We seek peace and composure.” Milton.
When the passions... are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure.
I. Watts.
5. A combination; a union; a bond. Shak.