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compage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1658: Common Tombs preserve not beyond powder: A firmer consistence and compage of parts might be expected from Arefaction, deep buriall or charcoal. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31)

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noun

Meaning 2

A compages; a unified complex whole formed from the compaction of parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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History

Etymology

From Latin compages, from com- + root of pangere ‘to fasten’.