Com"po (?), n.; pl. - pos (#).
Short for Composition; -- used, esp. in England, colloq. in various trade applications; as :
(a)
A mortar made of sand and cement.
(b)
A carver's mixture of resin, whiting, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and cornices.
(c)
A composition for billiard balls.
(d)
A preparation of which printer's rollers are made.
(e)
A preparation used in currying leather.
(f)
Composition paid by a debtor.
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