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 (definition 1) *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..3 (definition 2)composers = writers
- He wrote regularly for The Hourly Radio, composed feely scenarios, and had the happiest knack for slogans and hypnopaedic rhymes.
p. 67..2 (definition 2) *composed = wrote
Definitions:
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(1) (compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts; or to be those parts
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(2) (compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care -- especially music or a literary work, but could be other things as diverse as a plan or a letter