COMPACT
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Com*pact" (kŏm*păkt"), p. p. & a. [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.] 1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] “Compact with her that's gone.” Shak.
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A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
Peacham.
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2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
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A wandering fire,
Compact of unctuous vapor.
Milton.
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3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
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Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
Sir I. Newton.
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4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
Syn. -- Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.
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Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.] 1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.
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Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
Blackstone.
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2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
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The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.
Eph. iv. 16.
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Com"pact (kŏm"păkt), n. [L. compactum, fr. 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.
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The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc.
Blackstone.
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Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
Macaulay.
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The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified.
Wharton.
Syn. -- See Covenant.
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