Short for Composition; -- used, esp. in England, colloq. in various trade applications; as :
A mortar made of sand and cement.
A carver's mixture of resin, whiting, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and cornices.
A composition for billiard balls.
A preparation of which printer's rollers are made.
A preparation used in currying leather.
Composition paid by a debtor.
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