A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
Barrow.
Con*test"ing*ly (?), adv. In a contending manner.
Con*tex (?), v. t. To context. [Obs.] Boyle.
Con*text" (?), a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.] Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]
The coats, without, are context and callous.
Derham.
Con"text (?), n. [L. contextus; cf. F. 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.
Con*text" (?), v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] Feltham.
The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.
R. Junius.
Con*tex"tur*al (?; 135), a. Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. Dr. John Smith (1666).
Con*tex"ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. contexture.] The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture.
That wonderful contexture of all created beings.
Dryden.
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
Sir H. Wotton.
Con*tex"tured (?; 135), a. Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed. [R.] Carlyle.
Con"ti*cent (?), a. [L. conticens, p. pr. of conticere; con- + tacere to be silent.] Silent. [R.] "The guests sit conticent." Thackeray.
Con`tig*na"tion (?), n. [L. contignatio, fr. contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.] 1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. Burke.