Compact
Compact (kom*pakt") , past participle and adjective
[Latin compactus, past participle of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: compare French compacte. See Pact.]
1.
Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obsolete]
Compact with her that's gone.
A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
2.
Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
A wandering fire,
Compact of unctuous vapor.
3.
Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
4.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
Compact , transitive verb
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.
2.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.
Compact (kom"pakt) , noun
[Latin compactum, from 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.
Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified.