composition

UK /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ US /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

The act of putting together; assembly.

2

A mixture or compound; the result of composing.

Ste. What do'st thou know me for? Kent. A Knave, a Rascall, [...] one that would'st be a Baud in way of good service, and art nothing but the composition of a Kave, Begger, Coward, Pandar, and the Sonne and Heire of a Mungrill Bitch, one whom I will beate in to clamours whining, if thou deny'st the least sillable of thy addition.

The firſt day of November was dedicated to the angel preſiding over fruits, ſeeds, &c. and was therefore named la mas ubhal, that is, the day of the apple fruit, and being pronounced lamasool, the English have corrupted the name to lambswool, a name they give to a compoſition made on this eve of roaſted apples, ſugar, and ale.

3

The proportion of different parts to make a whole.

And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord.

4

The general makeup of a thing or person.

John of Gaunt. O how that name befits my composition! Old Gaunt indeed, and gaunt in being old: Within me grief hath kept a tedious fast; And who abstains from meat that is not gaunt?

It seemed that the milk of human kindness had not been left out of his composition.

5

A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.

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