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ct, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; 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, t…

To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.] The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport. Daniel.

Suitable; consistent. [Obs.] "Some comportable method." Wotton.

ch authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His [Mozart's] most brilliant and solid glory is founded upon his talents as a composer. Moore (Encyc. of Mus. ).

Able to exist with another thing; consistent. [R.] Chillingworth.

With great extent of signification; comprehensively. Tillotson.

In a comprehensive manner; with great extent of scope.

Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive motives. Sharp.

Hollow; void of contents. [R.] As concave . . . as a worm-eaten nut. Shak.

ss, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. Motley.

d by concentration. A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative act, or act of attention. Sir W. Hamilton.

An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. Knight.

Strife; contention. [Obs.] Bailey.

Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] Bailey.

by small compliances without further pursuits, then expect to find popular assemblies content with small concessions. Swift.

to appease. The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. Hallam.

A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book.

arate particles into one mass; united in a solid form. The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of the chaos must be of the same figure as the last liquid state. Bp. Burnet.

One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents.

ucture furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.