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together. Locke. So much purity and integrity . . . coexisting with so much decay and so many infirmities. Warburton.

, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement. The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many evidences . . . carries a great weight. Sir M. Hale. Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . . . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness. South.

A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron.

a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.

higher branches of knowledge; as, the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and many American colleges.

ted by Samuel Colt, an American inventor, in 1835. With various modifications, it has for many years been the standard for the United States army.

ming it "San Salvador"; -- called also Discovery Day. This day is made a legal holiday in many States of The United States.

ed to various columnlike parts; as, the columnella, or epipterygoid bone, in the skull of many lizards; the columella of the ear, the bony or cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with the internal ear.

To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. Many a wooer doth commence his suit. Shak.

for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of rations. Angle of commutation (Astron.), the difference of the geoc…

A system or structure of many parts united. A regular compages of pipes and vessels. Ray.

In comparatives is expressed a relation of two; as in superlatives there is a relation of many.

rison with them. Macaulay. The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison. Trench.

Involving many parts; complicated; intricate. When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex. Whewell. Complex fraction. See Fraction. -- Complex number (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + bsq. root-1, when a and b are o…

That which is complex; intricacy; complication. Many-corridored complexities Of Arthur's palace. Tennyson.

ing; as, to send one's compliments to a friend. Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies. Milton. Many a compliment politely penned. Cowper. To make one a compliment, to show one respect; to praise one in a flattering way.Locke. -- To make one's compliments to, to offer formal courtes…

A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples.

Belonging to the order Compositæ; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. Composite carriage, a railroad car having compartments of different classes. [Eng.] -- Composite number (Math.), one which can be divided exactly by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3.prime num…

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view. A very comprehensive definition. Bentley. Large and comprehensive idea. Channing.

Composed of shells; containing many shells.