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Webster 1913 Edition
Composure
1.
The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
[Obs.]
Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of
composure
[in music] and teaching. Evelyn.
2.
Orderly adjustment; disposition.
[Obs.]
Various
composures
and combinations of these corpuscles. Woodward.
3.
Frame; make; temperament.
[Obs.]
His
Whom these things can not blemish.
composure
must be rare indeedWhom these things can not blemish.
Shakespeare
4.
A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose.
“We seek peace and composure.” Milton.
When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect
composure
. I. Watts.
5.
A combination; a union; a bond.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Composure
COMPOSURE
, n.1.
The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition; as a form of prayer of public composure; a hasty composure.In the composures of men, remember you are a man.
In this use, this word has given way to composition.
2.
Composition; combination; arrangement; order.When such a composure of letters, such a word, is intended to signify a certain thing.
3.
The form, adjustment, or disposition of the various parts.In composure of his face,
Lived a fair but manly grace.
The outward form and composure of the body.
4.
Frame; make; temperament.His composure must be rare indeed,
Whom these things cannot blemish.
5.
A settled state of the mind; sedateness; calmness; tranquility.When the passions are silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure.
6.
Agreement; settlement of differences; composition.The treaty at Uxbridge gave the fairest hopes of a happy composure.