Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Context

Context , adjective

[Latin contextus, past participle of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.]

Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obsolete]
The coats, without, are context and callous. — Derham

Context , noun

[Latin contextus; compare French contexte.]

The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.
According to all the light that the contexts afford. — Sharp

Context , transitive verb

To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obsolete] — Feltham
The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. — R. Junius