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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two or (rarely) more pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers. See {Dividers}. {Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}. {Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}. {Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under {Proportional}, etc
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