contex

a. [ L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text. ] Knit or woven together; close; firm. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The coats, without, are context and callous. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contextus; cf. F. contexte . ] The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

According to all the light that the contexts afford. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. R. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. Dr. John Smith (1666). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. contexture. ] The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture. [ 1913 Webster ]

That wonderful contexture of all created beings. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]