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Definition of composed

Composed
Compose Com*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Composed; p. pr. & vb. n. Composing.] [F. composer; com- + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See Pose, v. t.] 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection. --Bp. Sprat. 2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute. Their borrowed gold composed The calf in Oreb. --Milton. A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions. --I. Watts. 3. To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture. Let me compose Something in verse as well as prose. --Pope. The genius that composed such works as the ``Standard' and ``Last Supper'. --B. R. Haydon. 4. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate. In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. --Dryden. How in safety best we may Compose our present evils. --Milton. 5. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet. Compose thy mind; Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed. --Dryden. 6. (Print.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
Composed
Composed Com*posed", a. Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self-possessed. The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate, Composed his posture, and his look sedate. --Pope. -- Com*pos"ed*ly, adv. -- Com*pos"ed*ness, n.

Meaning of composed from wikipedia

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- Composability is a system design principle that deals with the inter-relationships of components. A highly composable system provides components that...
- Composing may refer to: Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include visuals...
- makes it possible for experienced typists to enter composed characters rapidly. Earlier versions of compose sequences followed handwriting and the overstrike...
- pieces are composed around a set scale, where the compositional technique might be considered the usage of a particular scale. Others are composed during...
- Musicologist James Webster defines through-composed music in the following manner: In general usage, a 'through-composed' work is one based on run-on movements...
- Poetic Champions Compose is the seventeenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1987 on Mercury Records. It received...
- The p****é composé (pronounced [pase kɔ̃poze]; 'compound past') is a past tense in the modern French language. It is used to express an action that has...
- still composed by hand. The compositor takes the pieces of type from the boxes (compartments) of the type case and places them in the composing stick...
- strong security properties. Protocols remain secure even if arbitrarily composed with other instances of the same or other protocols. Security is defined...