composuren.
/kəmˈpəʊʒ(j)ʊə/ Formerly used in nearly all the senses of composition n.: now only as in sense 10.
I. As an action: composition, compounding.† 1. The action or process of composing, constructing, arranging, forming; composition. Obsolete.† 2. Intellectual production; literary, musical, or artistic composition.† 3. Compounding, mixing, combination. Obsolete.† 4. A composing or adjusting, esp. of differences or disputes; agreement, settlement. Obsolete.† 5. A composition (with creditors). Obsolete.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > construction
building1297
performinga1425
facturec1425
constructionc1440
construingc1440
making-upa1525
compoundingc1529
composition1555
frame1558
compacting1561
composing1574
architecture1590
composure1609
fabric1611
compiling1624
compagination1646
confection1652
composal1700
constitutinga1713
constructure1712
constructing1788
confecting1863
1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica xii. xlii His orbicular Targe..Which Vulcan by deuine Composure made.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. B2 He hath free power in the composure of his Physick.
1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 91 The Composure of a Sallet.
1699 J. Woodward in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 193 Matter whereof those Bodies consist..received..for the Composure of others.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > composing music > [noun]
composition1597
composure1601
melopoeia1721
composing1782
writing1782
society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun]
bookcraftOE
fayingc1200
pena1387
composition1577
penwork1596
book writing1600
pencraft1600
composure1601
authoragea1628
literature1663
authorism1702
authorship1710
letters?1710
authoring1742
authorcraft1746
penwomanship1776
penmanship1793
authorhood1832
creative writing1837
pen-and-inkeryc1909
1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love i. iv. sig. Cv Demosthenes..in the composure of all his exquisite and Mellifluous Orations. View more context for this quotation
1624 E. Bolton Nero Caesar 201 Hee..addicted himselfe to the composure of verses.
1694 W. Holder Treat. Harmony Introd. sig. B The Masters of Harmonick Composure, and the skilfull Artists in Performance.
1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) iii. 381 One of the ministers..had a remarkable talent for very quick and sudden composures.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [noun] > action or fact of combining
compositionc1386
combining1552
combination1604
coalition1605
systasis1605
combinement1606
integration1620
conflation1626
complexion1628
coincidence1647
integrating1654
complication1655
consolidationa1676
composure1715
join-worka1774
amalgamy1788
amalgamation1828
synthesizing1830
synthesisa1834
1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 292 The present English Tongue..made up of the Mixture and Composure of the Ancient-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, and Occasional Terms of all other Languages.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes
reckoning1488
composing1574
compounding1601
atonement1605
composure1640
compositiona1654
sopiting1659
resolution1890
alternative dispute resolution1980
1640–4 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 309 A good Issue..expected by the amicable way of Treaty and Composure.
1662 Pagitt's Heresiogr. (new ed.) 299 140. Members of the House of Commons, known..to have voted for a Composure with the King.
1694 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 392 Matters are not yet ripe for composure.
1709 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels IV. 192 The composure of those Troubles, by the appearance of an Angel.
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1679 London Gaz. No. 1408/4 The Proposals lately made by him for a Composure with his Creditors.
II. As a resulting state or condition.† 6. Composition, constitution, or construction, esp. as to its mode.† b. of the human frame and its parts. Obsolete.† c. Personal constitution, temperament. Obsolete.† 7. Mode of disposing or arranging; posture, pose. Obsolete.† 8. Form or style:† 9. Composed or settled condition of affairs; public quietness or tranquillity. Obsolete.
a. generally. Obsolete.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > [noun]
shapec1050
composition1382
temperc1400
confectionc1420
temperament1471
frame?1520
compage1550
architecture1590
compacture1590
structure?1591
fabricaturec1600
constitution1601
membrature1606
composture1614
compositure1625
contexturea1639
composure1639
economy1644
fabric1644
conformation1646
composier1648
constructurea1652
compages1660
mechanism1662
compound1671
construction1707
componency1750
formation1774
make-up1821
1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Ep. Salut. 2 The composure and order of the first methodicall Surgeons Chest.
1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. Ep. Ded. As to the form and composure of matter.
1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) i. 175 The whole composure of this Altar and Tabernacle, being the height of wit and riches..you [cannot] admire sufficiently.
c1720 W. Gibson Farriers New Guide ii. ii. 8 Inequality in the Blood's Composure.
1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. iii. 164 A whole..in whose composure just The acquiescent and recipient side Was Pietro's, and the stirring striving one Violante's.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > [noun]
naturec1275
kindc1300
complexion1398
habitudec1400
disposition1477
constitution1553
corporature1555
habit1576
composition1578
temper1601
composure1628
schesis1684
stamina1701
habitus1886
1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxxvii. sig. P No man had euer power to order Nature in his owne composure.
1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F2v Of a most neate composure, tall in his person.
a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxix. 275 Such is the Composure of the Eye.
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the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun]
heartOE
erda1000
moodOE
i-mindOE
i-cundeOE
costc1175
lundc1175
evena1200
kinda1225
custc1275
couragec1300
the manner ofc1300
qualityc1300
talentc1330
attemperancec1374
complexionc1386
dispositiona1387
propertyc1390
naturea1393
assay1393
inclinationa1398
gentlenessa1400
proprietya1400
habitudec1400
makingc1400
conditionc1405
habitc1405
conceitc1425
affecta1460
ingeny1477
engine1488
stomach?1510
mind?a1513
ingine1533
affection1534
vein1536
humour?1563
natural1564
facultyc1565
concept1566
frame1567
temperature1583
geniusa1586
bent1587
constitution1589
composition1597
character1600
tune1600
qualification1602
infusion1604
spirits1604
dispose1609
selfness1611
disposure1613
composurea1616
racea1616
tempera1616
crasisc1616
directiona1639
grain1641
turn1647
complexure1648
genie1653
make1674
personality1710
tonea1751
bearing1795
liver1800
make-up1821
temperament1821
naturalness1850
selfhood1854
Wesen1854
naturel1856
sit1857
fibre1864
character structure1873
mentality1895
mindset1909
psyche1910
where it's (he's, she's) at1967
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iv. 22 His composure must be rare indeed, Whom these things cannot blemish. View more context for this quotation
c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 5 In all his naturall and ordinary inclinations and composure there was somthing extraordinary.
1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy i. ii Of so happy a composure to care a fig for no body.
1715 J. Barker Exilius ii. 136 She is of a Composure both of Mind and Person above any Thing below a Scipio.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [noun]
ordinancec1390
compositionc1400
order?a1425
rayc1440
ordination1531
dispose1603
divisiona1616
compositure1625
composure1628
method1640
tactics1650
allocation1656
rangement1674
schematism1701
arrangement1715
orderedness1724
groupment1837
1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. vi. sig. B12v His composure of himself is a studied carelessnesse with his armes acrosse, and a neglected hanging of his head.
1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus ii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 120 The..Tomb..was in the form of a Lozenge; readily made out by the composure of the body.
a. literary. Obsolete.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun]
writingc1350
mannerc1375
pena1387
langue?a1400
indite1501
rate1517
conveyance?1521
composition1532
turn1533
set1535
tune1537
style1577
composure1601
way1612
language1699
rhetoricity1921
1601 R. Johnson in tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat sig. A2v The harsh composure, and conueiance of the stile.
a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) i. xvi. 59 In a Poetical strain and composure.
1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 40 Neither for matter nor composure subject to just exception.
1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles xxvi It is..by a warm composure, that some of the French preachers reign over their assemblies.
b. musical. Obsolete.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > [noun] > due arrangement of piece
composition1667
composurea1684
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1659 (1955) III. 229 A new Opera..in Recitative Music & Sceanes, much inferior to the Italian composure & magnificence.
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society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > conformity to principles of social order > orderly condition of state or society
peace?a1160
God's peacec1300
good rulec1300
the king's peace1428
quiet?c1450
civilityc1454
civilness1556
composure1702
social order1703
eunomy1721
eunomia1861
1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 52 There..follow'd so excellent a Composure throughout the whole Kingdom, that the like Peace, and Plenty..was never enjoy'd.
1767 Gen. Conway in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 519 IV. 508 Everything is in a profound tranquillity..except in Poland, where I hope..that affairs will soon come to a composure.
10. Composed condition of mind, feelings, or demeanour; tranquillity, calmness, collectedness. (The extant sense.)
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]
resteOE
peacea1225
egalityc1374
tranquillityc1374
peaceabilityc1384
sobernessc1384
tranquille1412
quietness?a1425
evenheadc1440
equalitya1475
equability1531
sobermood1556
calmness1561
evenness1561
serenity1599
collection1602
equilibrium1608
calm1609
temperateness1609
composedness1611
recollection1611
temper1611
unpassionateness1611
placidity1619
sereneness1628
attemperature1635
quietationa1639
equableness1641
steadiness1642
sedateness1647
imperturbation1648
placidness1654
centredness1662
equanimity1663
composure1667
serenitude1672
equalness1675
unperturbedness1676
dispassion1690
quietism1735
serene1744
relaxednessa1750
self-composure1762
sober-mindedness1767
collectedness1789
unprovokedness1795
comfortableness1815
repose1815
levelness1824
dispassionateness1842
unruffledness1858
passionlessness1867
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > [noun] > composure
posedness1650
self-possession1665
composure1667
collectedness1789
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 272 To whom the Virgin Majestie of Eve..With sweet austeer composure thus reply'd. View more context for this quotation
1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 447 With cool composure feign'd, the Chief replies.
1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 193. ⁋10 We sit down with great composure and write a letter to ourselves.
1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Leila i. ii. 15 An eye and lip of rigid composure.
1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 33 Greek serenity and composure of spirit.
III. As a concrete product.† 11. A composed fabric or structure material or immaterial; a made up whole, a combination, structure, composition n. Obsolete.† 12. A literary, musical, or artistic composition.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [noun] > a combination
combination?1533
composition1556
composure1609
composture1614
compound1621
annexationa1626
conjugation1626
complexiona1637
composta1640
consistence1641
conferrumination1647
compositum1652
copulation1774
amalgam1790
amalgamation1828
combo1929
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 98 It was a strong composure [1623 counsell] a foole could disunite. View more context for this quotation
1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 62 Nor will the Needle nor the Loome..such composures make of silke and gold.
1619 Judgmt. Synode Dort 54 A patched composure of Stoicisme, Manicheisme, Libertinisme, and Turcisme.
1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. v. 159 Food..fitted for Use, without the artful Composures of Cookery.
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 19 Gross composures of flesh and blood like ourselves.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > [noun]
workOE
musica1586
composure?1606
composition1667
writings1672
morceau1748
op.1784
piece1825
opusc1840
confection1844
number1865
oeuvre1889
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun]
i-writeOE
bookOE
writOE
workOE
pagine?c1225
lettrurec1330
dite1340
inditing1340
writing1340
scripta1350
dittya1387
stylea1400
scriptiona1425
framec1475
invention1484
piece1533
ditement1556
paperwork1577
composition1603
confection1605
composure?1606
page?1606
the written word1619
performance1665
literature1852
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > [noun] > a picture
metingOE
portraiturea1393
picture?a1425
piece1503
portrait1560
pictural1590
composure?1606
transumpt1629
composition1753
delineation1772
depictment1816
vraisemblance1857
piccy1865
pic1884
pitcher1915
pictorial1949
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b.1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory To Rdr. The notes of a good composure melodious to musical eares.1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 4 No. 19. 97 Metastasio, known by his Opera's and other Composures.c.1668 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Idea Perfection Painting 8 The Project rather of a more finished Composure.1704 J. Elsum Art of Painting after Ital. Manner (new ed.) 32 The Colours..are ill managed in working..which is enough to spoil the whole Composure.?1606 M. Drayton Ode ii, in Poemes sig. B3v Wherein the best composures, those soft and easy closures so amorously may meet.
1721 R. Keith in tr. Thomas à Kempis Select Pieces II. To Rdr. p. iii Two of the genuine Composures of..Thomas a Kempis.
1771 J. Orton Disc. to Aged Pref. 4 The composures of my honoured fathers.
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