Both Uses of
contract
in
Emma
- And the distinction is not quite so much against the candour and common sense of the world as appears at first; for a very narrow income has a tendency to contract the mind, and sour the temper.†
Chpt 1.9-10 *
- Poverty certainly has not contracted her mind: I really believe, if she had only a shilling in the world, she would be very likely to give away sixpence of it; and nobody is afraid of her: that is a great charm.†
Chpt 1.9-10
Definition:
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(contract as in: legal contract) an agreement - typically written and enforceable by law