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Show CO difpute 3 to controvert; to litigate; t call in queftion 5, Emilation3 endeavour to excel.e Sons and brother at a fri r f i g b h r a q u y What i earncftnefs an ow 70 CoNTE'ST. w. 7 1. To ftrive; t awith contention to effeG y t e g f l u i n c l w t o a what you a e l H s c f t a r fev This is an end, which at firft view appear worthy our utmoft contention to obtain. fure of contefting awith it, when there are hopes o Rogers z. To vie Contend againft thy valour oNTENTIOUS Furifdition. [In law.] court which has a power to judge an ~ determine differences between contendJor Th parties Pope's 0dyfey Co'~NTEST. 7 /. [from the verb., Iti - now accented on the firft fyllable.] Difpute ; difference ; debate Relt made them idle, idlenefs made them curiDecay of Piety s, and curlofity contentious in Shakefp. Coriolanus This of old no lefs contefts did move Than when for Homer's birth fev'n cities ftrove Denbam chief juftices A definition Is the only way whereby the mean and judges, have a contentious jurifdiction; but the lords of the treafury, an ing of words can be known, without leaving roo Locke for conteft about it Leave all noify contefts, all immodeft clamours Watts and brawling language the commiflioners of the cuftoms, hav none; being merely judges of account ons and tranfa& o Chambers. CONTE sTABLE. adj.' [ from _conteft. CoNTE'NTIOUSLY. adv. [ from conten- That may be contefted ; difputable tious.] Perverfely; quarrelfomely controvertible ‘We thall not contentionfly rejoin, oronly to juftify CoNTE'STABLENESS. 7. /. [from conteflaour own, but to applaud and confirm his mature ble: Poflibilit o conteft Dia Brown aflertions. ConNTE'NTIOUSNESS. 7. /. [from conten- '‘ConTEsTA TION. 2. /. [ from contef?. The aét of contefting ; debate ; ftrife tious.] Pronenefs to conteft; perverfeDoors fhut, vifits forbidden, and, which wa nefs; turbulence;. quarrelfomenefs worfe, diver Do not contentionfnefs, and cruelty, and ftudy o revenge, feldom fail of retaliation ? teftations, the found means to withdraw ConTE'NTLESS. "@dj. [from content.] Difcontented Beft ftates, contentlefs Have a difirated and moft wretched being Worfe than the worft, content. Shakefpeare's Timon verb. 1, Acquiefcence fattion Nature may cortex a plant, though that be a per 7 /.. [from content, t withou Clarendon ‘70 CONTEX. @. a. [contexo, Lat.] T weave together; to unite by interpofition of parts. This word is not in ufe diflatisfied ; uneafy CONTE NTMENT conteffations evn with the queen her delfiao Wotton ‘After years fpent in dometick, unfociable con Bentleys Sermons fe&ly mixt concrete, withou hayin all the ele ments previoufly prefented ‘to her'to' compound i of Boyle The fluid body of quickfilver is contexed wit the falts it carries up in fublimation Boyle plenary fatis Suck men's contentment muft bewrought by ftratagem : the ufual method of fare is not for them Hooker Co'NTEXT. . /. [contextus, Latin.] Th general feries of a difcourfe ; the part of the difcourfe that precede and follo Submiffion is the only reafoning between creature and its Maker, and contentment in his will the fentence quoted is the beft remedy we can apply to misfortunes That chapter is really a reprefentation of one Temple Contentment, without external honour, is humi- . Yty; without the pleafure of eating, temperance . Greav's Cofinologia Some place the blifs in action, fome in eafe Thofe call it pleafurey and contentment thefe his duty; as is manifeft from the context Hammond on Fundamentals ConTE'xT adj. [from contex. Knit to Derbam's Phyfico-Theology Blackmore Conticna'TI0N 71, [. [contignatio, Lat. 1. A frame of beams joined together; ftory We mean a porch, or cloifter, or the like, o one contignation, and not in ftoried buildings Wotton's Architecture Where more of the orders than one fhall be fe in feveral ftories or contignations, there muft be a of wood Conticu'ity [from contiguous. n A&ual contact ; fituation in whic bodie or countrie boundaries parate parts ; the {yftem ; the conftitu tion; the manner in which any thing i woven or formed He was not of any delicate contextyre; his limb rather fturdy than dainty Wotton Every fpecies, afterwards expreffed, was produced from that idea, forming that wonderful con texture of created beings Dryden's Dufrefnoy Hence 'gan rela The ground's contexture5 hence Tartarian dregs Sulphur and nitrous fpume, enkindling fierce Bellow'd within their darkfome caves Philips. upo touc two each other He defined magnetical attra&ion to be a natural imitation and difpofition conforming unto contiBrown guity The immediate contiguity of that convex were Hale's Origin of Mankind real fpace CONTI'GUOUS. adj. [contiguus, Latin,§ 1. Meeting {o as to touch ; bordering upon each other ; not feparate Flame doth not mingle with flame as air dot with air, or water with water, but only remaineth contiguous; as it cometh to pafs betwixt confiftin Bacon's Natural Hiffory bodies The loud mifrul Of chaos farremov'd 5 left fierce extremes Contiguous, might diftemper the whole frame.- MilraThe Eaft and Weft Upon the globe, a mathematick poin Only divides : thus happinefs and miferys An all extremes, are ftill contiguous Denham's Sophyo Diftinguifh them by the diminution of the light and fhadows, joining the contiguous objetts by th participation of their colours. Dryden's Dufrefnoy ‘When I viewe /it too near, the tw another angles bu contiguou feeme 2. It has {ometimes awizh Water halfs fully divided from on the paper did not appea being contignou but moifteneth it not wwit at one of thei WNewton's Opticks air coolet it Bacon's Natural Hiftory ConTi'GUOUSLY. adv. [from contiguous. Without any intervening {paces Thus difembroil'd, they take theirproper place, The next of kin contiguoufly embrace And foes are funder'd by a larger fpace Dryder's Owid 7. / CoNTI'GUOUSNESS [fro contigu ous.] Clofe connexion ;. coherence. DiéZ Co'NTINENCE i I. Reftraint [continentia, Lat. . one's felf commando He knew what to fay ; he knew alfo when t leave offy a continence which is praétifed by fe writers Dryden's Fablesy Preface 2. Forbearance of lawful pleafure CoNTE'XTURE. #. /. [from contex.] The Content without lawfu without unlawful, chaftity.difpofition of parts one amongft others the compofition of any thing out of fe- ‘3. Chaftity in general ‘ConTr RMINOUS, adj. [conterminus, Latin.] Bordering upon ; touching at the T praice, o text and firm, for ftrength At Paris the prince {pent one whole day, to giv clean.sh data import.tsv out README his mind fome contentment in viewing of a fambu city Wotton ‘probably from contrareffari, Latin. no Hollow and thin, for lightnefs; but withal con . 2, Gratification ConTERRA'NEOUS. adj. [ conterraneus Lat.] Of the fame country Dig& o CONTE'ST. v. a. [contefter, French only the knowledge gether ; firm Pope's Effuy But now no face divine contentment wears 'Tisall blank fadnefsy or continual tears Pope "This conformed fo many of them, as were congerminous to the colonies and garrifons, to the Roman laws Hale. which hat Makes it the fhips, driv'n by the winds, obey Whence hardy merchants fail from fhore to fhore 2. The a& of framing or joining a fabric Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contef? Unchang'd, immortal, and fupremely bleft L' Eflrange never to be pleafed This apt, this wife contexture of the fea exquifite care to place the columng one over anWotton other As ever in ambitious ftrength I di are tha to emulate I do contef As hotly and as nobly qwith thy love Shakefpeare's King Lear humour Burnet viétory hou thinkeft much that this contentions ftor ‘There are certain contentiou followed b contend The difficulty of an argument adds to the plea Conre'NTIOUS. adj. [from contend.] Quarrelfome ; given to debate; perverfe not peaceable Invades us to the {kin Dryden's Dufrefnoy pieces of endeavour ancien of thef fumed to conteft the proportio ardour; vehemenc 4. Eagernefs; zeal You *T'is evident upon what account none have pre crel, but a fweet contention Shakefpeare's Henry V1 CO CO venery, is continence Grew's Cofmologia Where is he fe =~In her chamber,. making a fermon: of conti nency to her, and rails; and fwears, and rates Shake[peare's Taming of the Shrew Suffer not difhonour to approac Th® imperial feat; to virtue confecrate ‘To juftice, continence, and nobility Shakefpeare's Titus Andronicus 4. Moderation in lawful pleafures Chaftity is either abftinence or continence: ah ftinence is that of virgins or widows; continence of married perfons Taylor 5. Continuity |