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When a glacier eventually melts, the lodgement till is exposed as a sheet of well-compacted sediment ranging from several centimetres to many metres in thickness.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Nay, we foresee the time when a very handsome collection may be carried about in one's waistcoat-pocket, and a whole library of the British Classics be neatly arranged in a well-compacted snuff-box.

From Eugene Aram — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

In a single clear, well-compacted paragraph the court states Salome's claim and Belmonti's denial; in another, the warrantor Miller's denial and defense; and in two lines more, the decision of the lower court.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington

Vetch Vetch needs a fine well-compacted seed-bed, but it is often sowed with good results on stubble lands and between cotton and corn rows, where it is covered by a cultivator or a weeder.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

Suppose you wanted to break down these strong and well-compacted characters—what influence would you bring to bear upon the ingots?

From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Twain, Mark