2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. Sir H. Wotton.
CONTIGUATE
Con*tig"u*ate, a. Etym: [LL. contiguatus.]
Defn: Contiguous; touching. [Obs.] Holland.
CONTIGUITY
Con`ti*gu"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contiguit, LL. contiguitas.]
Defn: The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness;
proximity.
The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes. T. Warton.
CONTIGUOUS Con*tig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.]
Defn: In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring;
adjoining.
The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but
seemed contiguous at one of their angles. Sir I. Newton.
Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. Goldsmith.
Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.
Syn.
— Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. - Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.
— Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.
CONTINENCE; CONTINENCY
Con"ti*nence, Con"ti*nen*cy, n. Etym: [F. continence, L. continentia.
See Continent, and cf. Countenance.]
1. Self-restraint; self-command. He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, — a continence which is practiced by few writers. Dryden.