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noun

Content n.

That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book. "I shall prove these writings... authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original."

Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. (Obs.) "Strong ship's, of great content."

(Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents. "The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom."

Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.

Contents n. pl. See Content, n.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Contents" Quotes from Famous Books

... left the house again, Greif received a letter from his father. It was some time since the latter had mentioned Rieseneck and Greif did not now expect any news concerning him. He turned pale as he read the contents. It appeared that Rieseneck had landed in Europe and intended to proceed without delay to Berlin, in order to report himself at the Home Office as one who desired to take advantage of the amnesty with the intention of residing in his ...

— Greifenstein • F. Marion Crawford

... author is The Great Diamonds of the World; Geo. Bell & Sons, London, 1882; 321 pages. Not illustrated. Its title adequately describes its contents. It is an excellent work. The author even traveled in India tracing the history of some of the ...

— A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public • Frank Bertram Wade

... through contents of bureau drawer, stops, listens, indicates that he hears someone coming down hall, and then, closing drawer, crosses to the window again and makes ...

— Writing the Photoplay • J. Berg Esenwein and Arthur Leeds

... marry me you will be much happier with me than with your brother. But you must first go into the sitting-room and look in the cupboard. There you will find three bottles. In one of them there is a healing ointment which you must put on my chin to heal the wound; then if I drink the contents of the second bottle it will make me well, and the third bottle will make me stronger than I ever was before. Then, when your brother comes back from the wood with his beasts you must go to him and say, "Brother, you are very strong. If I were to fasten your thumbs behind your ...

— The Violet Fairy Book • Various

... the land of Egypt.' No grass grew under this man's feet. He was ubiquitous, personally overseeing everything for seven long years. Wasteful consumption of the abundant crops had to be restrained, storehouses to be built, careful records of the contents to be made, after Egyptian fashion. The people, who could not look so far as seven years ahead, and wanted to enjoy, or make money out of, the good harvests, had to be looked after, and an army of officials to be kept in order. Dignity meant work for him. Like ...

— Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers • Alexander Maclaren

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