All 3 Uses of
contract
in
The House of Mirth
- She appears to regard their number and value as evidence of the disinterested affection of the contracting parties.†
Chpt 1.8
- Lily's heart contracted.†
Chpt 2.10 *
- Her mind shrank from the glare of thought as instinctively as eyes contract in a blaze of lightâdarkness, darkness was what she must have at any cost.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(contract as in: legal contract) an agreement - typically written and enforceable by law