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Accompanable
Accompanable Ac*com"pa*na*ble, a.
Sociable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
AccompaniedAccompany Ac*com"pa*ny, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,
accompanied his march. --Glover.
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady. Accompanier
Accompanier Ac*com"pa*ni*er, n.
He who, or that which, accompanies. --Lamb.
Accompaniment
Accompaniment Ac*com"pa*ni*ment (-ment), n. [F.
accompagnement.]
That which accompanies; something that attends as a
circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness
to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the
sake of symmetry. Specifically: (Mus.) A part performed by
instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by
voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the
voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a
figured bass. --P. Cyc.
Accompanist
Accompanist Ac*com"pa*nist, n.
The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
--Busby.
AccompanyAccompany Ac*com"pa*ny, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,
accompanied his march. --Glover.
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady. Accompany
Accompany Ac*com"pa*ny, v. i.
1. To associate in a company; to keep company. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
Men say that they will drive away one another, . . .
and not accompany together. --Holland.
2. To cohabit (with). [Obs.] --Milton.
3. (Mus.) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a
composition.
AccompanyingAccompany Ac*com"pa*ny, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,
accompanied his march. --Glover.
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady. Beyond compareCompare Com*pare", n.
1. Comparison. [Archaic]
His mighty champion, strong beyond compare.
--Milton.
Their small galleys may not hold compare With our
tall ships. --Waller.
2. Illustration by comparison; simile. [Obs.]
Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare.
--Shak.
Beyond compare. See Beyond comparison, under
Comparison. Beyond comparisonComparison Com*par"i*son (? or ?), n. [F. comparaison, L.
comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more
objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or
differences; relative estimate.
As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human
beings can bear comparison with them. --Macaulay.
The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old
Testament afford many interesting points of
comparison. --Trench.
2. The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a
state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared;
as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there
is no comparison between them.
3. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as
being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with
what comparison shall we compare it? --Mark iv. 30.
4. (Gram.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise,
which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees
of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are
examples of comparison.
5. (Rhet.) A figure by which one person or thing is compared
to another, or the two are considered with regard to some
property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g.,
the lake sparkled like a jewel.
6. (Phren.) The faculty of the reflective group which is
supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
Beyond comparison, so far superior as to have no likeness,
or so as to make comparison needless.
In comparison of, In comparison with, as compared with;
in proportion to. [Archaic] ``So miserably unpeopled in
comparison of what it once was.' --Addison.
Comparison of hands (Law), a mode of proving or disproving
the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it
with another proved or admitted to be genuine, in order to
ascertain whether both were written by the same person.
--Bouvier. --Burrill. Bow compassesCompasses Com"pass*es, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc. Bow-compassBow-compass Bow"-com`pass, n.; pl. Bow-compasses.
1. An arcograph.
2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a
pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often
connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to
one of the legs, and passing through the other. Bow-compassesBow-compass Bow"-com`pass, n.; pl. Bow-compasses.
1. An arcograph.
2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a
pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often
connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to
one of the legs, and passing through the other. Caliber compassesCompasses Com"pass*es, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc. Caliper compassesCompasses Com"pass*es, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc. CompactCompact Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Compacting.]
1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join
firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts
which compose a body.
Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
--Blackstone.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
The whole body fitly joined together and compacted
by that which every joint supplieth. --Eph. iv. 16. CompactCompact Com"pact, n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p.
compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make
an agreement. See Pact.]
An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
The law of nations depends on mutual compacts,
treaties, leagues, etc. --Blackstone.
Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
--Macaulay.
The federal constitution has been styled a compact
between the States by which it was ratified. --Wharton.
Syn: See Covenant. Compacted
Compacted Com*pact"ed, a.
Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.
CompactedCompact Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Compacting.]
1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join
firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts
which compose a body.
Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
--Blackstone.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
The whole body fitly joined together and compacted
by that which every joint supplieth. --Eph. iv. 16. Compactedly
Compactedly Com*pact"ed*ly, adv.
In a compact manner.
Compactedness
Compactedness Com*pact"ed*ness, n.
A state of being compact.
Compacter
Compacter Com*pact"er, n.
One who makes a compact.
Compactible
Compactible Com*pact"i*ble, a.
That may be compacted.
CompactingCompact Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Compacting.]
1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join
firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts
which compose a body.
Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
--Blackstone.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
The whole body fitly joined together and compacted
by that which every joint supplieth. --Eph. iv. 16. Compaction
Compaction Com*pac"tion, n. [L. compactio.]
The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.
[Obs.] --Bacon.
Compactly
Compactly Com*pact"ly, adv.
In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely;
tersely.
Compactness
Compactness Com*pact"ness, n.
The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts;
density.
Compacture
Compacture Com*pac"ture (?; 135), n. [L. compactura.]
Close union or connection of parts; manner of joining;
construction. [Obs.] ``With comely compass and compacture
strong.' --Spenser.
CompagesCompages Com*pa"ges, n. sing & pl. [L., fr. compingere. See
Compact, v. t.]
A system or structure of many parts united.
A regular compages of pipes and vessels. --Ray.
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