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[COMPOST, v.] The act or proce of manuring land. *com-pos-türe, s. [ Lat.compostura , from com posit us , pa. par. of compo no .] [COMPOSE.] 1. Composition, formation, nature. 2. Compost, manure. "A composture stol'n from general excrement." Shakesp.: Timon , iv. 3. tcom-pos-u-Ist, s. [Eng. compose ; u connective, and suff. -ist .] A composer. ( Nuttall .) côm-pōs-üre, s . [Lat. compostura, from com posit us .] *I. Literally : 1. The act or proce of composing or constructing. 2. That which is composed or constructed; a compound or combination. II. Figuratively : *1. The act or proce of arranging, adjusting, or putting together. *2. The state of being arranged or put together. ". such a composure of letters, such a word, is intended to signify such a certain thing."- Holder : On Elements of Speech. *3. The actor proce of composing or indicting. *4. A piece written or composed; a composition. "But with a respect to the present age, nothing more conduces to make these composures natural, Pope : Pastorals ; Discourse . . " IMG:content-0418.png:[blocks in formation] "I pray, my lords let me compound this strife." Shakesp.: Hen. VI., Pt. II., ii. 1. *(4) To write, to compile, to be author of. Lucian's attempt in compounding his new dialogue."-Hurd.: Manner of Writing Dialogues, Pref. (5) To compromise, to excuse, to make a compos i- tion for. [Α. ΙΙ. 2 (1).] "Compound for sins they are incl in'd to, By damning those they have no mind to." Butler: Hudibras , c. i., pt. i., 1. 215-6. IMG:content-0419.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0420.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small] Eng ., ch. v. died with stoical composure." -Macaulay: Hist. For the difference between composure and sedatene , see COMPOSED. com'-pot, s. [Fr. compot, compost.] An almanac or calendar. [COMPOT US.] com-po-ta-tion, s . [Lat. compotatio , from com = cum =with; potatio = a drinking; poto = to drink.] The act of drinking together; a symposium. "Sharpe, in his 'History of the Kings of England, says: 'Our ancestors were formerly famous for compot a tion : their liquor was ale, and one method of amusing themselves in this way was the peg-tankard." "-Longfel low: Golden Legend , Note.