Webster's Dictionary 1913

6130

Compose (2)

Com‐pose″, v. i. To come to terms. Shak.

6131

Composed

Com‐posed″ (?), a. Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self-possessed.The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate,Composed his posture, and his look sedate.Pope.— Co...

6132

Composer

Com‐pos″er (?), n. 1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music.If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least... show an hon...

6133

Composing

Com‐pos″ing, a. 1. Tending to compose or soothe.2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.Composing frame(Print.), a stand for holding cases of type when in use. — Composing rul...

6134

Compositæ

‖Com‐pos″i‐tæ (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. compositus made up of parts. See Composite.] (Bot.) A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads...

6135

Composite

Com‐pos″ite (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See Compound, v. t., and cf. Compost.] 1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a ...

6136

Composite (2)

Com‐pos″ite (?; 277), n. That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound.

6137

Composition

Com′po‐si″tion (?), n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See Composite.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting differ...

6138

Compositive

Com‐pos″i‐tive (?), a. [L. compositivus.] Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded.

6139

Compositor

Com‐pos″i‐tor (?), n. 1. One who composes or sets in order.2. (Print.) One who sets type and arranges it for use.

6140

Compositous

Com‐pos″i‐tous (?), a.(Bot.) Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.

6141

Compossible

Com‐pos″si‐ble (?), a. [Pref. com- + possible.] Able to exist with another thing; consistent. Chillingworth.

6142

Compost

Com″post (?; 277), n. [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.] 1. A mixture; a compound.A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.Hammond.2. (Agric.) A mixture for f...

6143

Compost (2)

Com″post, v. t. 1. To manure with compost.2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.

6144

Composture

Com‐pos″ture (?; 135), n. [L. compositura, -postura, a joining.] Manure; compost. Shak.

6145

Composure

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.Evel...

6146

Compotation

Com′po‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. compotatio; com- + potare to drink.] The act of drinking or tippling together.The fashion of compotation.Sir W. Scott.

6147

Compotator

Com″po‐ta′tor (?), n. One who drinks with another. Pope.

6148

Compote

‖Com″pote (?), n. [F. See Compost.] A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears. Littré.

6149

Compotier

‖Com′po′tier″ (kôN′pō̍′tyā″), n.; pl. Compotiers (F. tyā″). A dish for holding compotes, fruit, etc.

6150

Compound

‖Com″pound (kŏm″pound), n. [Malay kompung a village.] In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

6151

Compound (2)

Com‐pound″ (kŏm‐pound″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Compounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Compounding.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com-+ ponere to put set. The d is excres...

6152

Compound (3)

Com‐pound″, v. i. To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; — usually followed by with before the person participating, and fo...

6153

Compound (4)

Com″pound (?), a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See Compound, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, pa...

6154

Compound (5)

Com″pound, n. 1. That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of compositi...

6155

Compound control

Com″pound con‐trol″. (Aëronautics) A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in different directions, of ...

6156

Compoundable

Com‐pound″a‐ble (?), a. That may be compounded.