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An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. Bacon. The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the name of the constitution. Burke.

An agreement; a compact; a bargain. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction. Bp. Sanderson.

Setted by a pact, or agreement. [R.] Johnson.

Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] "Compact with her that's gone." Shak. A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together. Peacham.

Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.

In a compact manner.

A state of being compact.

One who makes a compact.

That may be compacted.

The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. [Obs.] Bacon.

In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

connection of parts; manner of joining; construction. [Obs.] "With comely compass and compacture strong." Spenser.

number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year. Annual epact, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, -- being eleven days. -- Menstrual epact, or Monthly epact, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.

ression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated. The quarrel, by that impact driven. Southey.

Driven together or close. Impacted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable.

ragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip.

Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.