All 3 Uses of
compose
in
Brave New World
- Not philosophers but fret-sawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.
p. 4.6 *compose = make upeditor's notes: Someone who saws wood into pieces is called a sawyer. A fret-sawyer is someone who saws with a type of saw called a fretsaw which is made for intricate cutting that often involves tight curves.
- Above were the search laboratories and the padded rooms in which Sound-Track Writers and Synthetic Composers did the delicate work.
p. 66.3composers = writers
- He wrote regularly for The Hourly Radio, composed feely scenarios, and had the happiest knack for slogans and hypnopaedic rhymes.
p. 67.1 *composed = wrote
Definitions:
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(1)
(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.