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Compact

Compact (compact)
p. p. *** a(km*p1913 webster dictionarykt")
Com*pact"
p. p. *** a [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite] com- + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.]
  1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
    [Obs.] "Compact with her that's gone." Shak.

    A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
    Peacham.

  2. Composed or made; -- with of.
    [Poetic]

    A wandering fire,
    Compact of unctuous vapor.
    Milton.

  3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.

    Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
    Sir I. Newton.

  4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.

    Syn. -- Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.

Compact

Compact (compact)
v. t.
Com*pact"
  1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together] to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.

    Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
    Blackstone.

  2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

    The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.
    Eph. iv. 16.

Compact

Compact (compact)
n.(km"p1913 webster dictionarykt)
Com"pact
[L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.]
  1. An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.

    The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc.
    Blackstone.

    Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
    Macaulay.

    The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified.
    Wharton.

    Syn. -- See Covenant.













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