Talk:context

RFV discussion: November–December 2019

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context

Adjective: "(obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm."

One cite, which to me doesn't clearly support the definition. Definition not found in Century 1911 or MW 1913. OED might have it. DCDuring (talk) 16:07, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Yes, it's in the big OED with three cites:

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Cijv The skynne is composed & context and wouen with thredes and vaynes.

1661 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) iii. iv. 71 Describe how such a string may be context.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xii. 222 Hollow and thin for Lightness, but withal context and firm, for Strength.  :Dbfirs 19:41, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. DCDuring (talk) 01:29, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

I couldn't find the 1541 cite among the works Google has scanned. I wonder if it is in the out-of-copyright OED. DCDuring (talk) 14:04, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 17:56, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

context of use

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/context+of+use Backinstadiums (talk) 17:27, 16 July 2022 (UTC)