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.
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Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.]
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.
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Com"pact (?), n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.]
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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