What is an inclosed space; an area; extent. Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass. Addison called?
compass — An inclosed space; an area; extent. Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass. Addison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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