composed

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

COMPOSED, participle passive 1. Set together, or in due order; formed; constituted; calmed; quieted; settled; adjusted. 2. adjective Calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; free from agitation. The Mantuan there is sober triumph sat, COMPOSED his posture, and his look sedate.
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