compo
Americannoun
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compos
plural
noun
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a mixture of materials, such as mortar, plaster, etc
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informal compensation, esp for injury or loss of work
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of compo
By shortening; cf. -o
Example Sentences
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Fine fleshy wrinkles and skin details can be worked out with this compo.
From Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray
The nearest, and actually the parish church, is a hideous compo structure, built in the worst of times as a chapel of ease to S. Clements.
From More Bywords by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The copper-covered lead pipes were patented in 1819 by Mr. W. Phipson, of the Dog Pool Mills, the present compo being comparatively a modern introduction.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Thomas T. Harman
The drawings show that eight or ten men are required to manage the little compo, much to Mr. Briggs’ astonishment.
From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by William Powell Frith
Apply the fish skin with a paste of compo.
From Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray
To be sure, we can’t know how much of any given day the young Mr. Khamenei is compos mentis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Talking among ourselves, we debated trying to force the issue by calling an ambulance if he fell, knowing that, for as long as he remained compos mentis, he had the right to refuse medical intervention.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2019
Each of these stories was, in some measure, autobiographical, and each a reassurance that, despite my worrying, I was still compos mentis.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019
Don compos mentis: Of very stable genius mind.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2018
I didn’t like it, Djo, and I haven’t danced the compos bolero since.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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