Com-pōs′ure, n.

(kom-pō′zhur), n. [Contracted from Lat. compositura. See supra.]

1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. “Favorable allowances ... are made to hasty composures.” Atterbury.
2. Orderly arrangement or adjustment; disposition. [Obs.] “Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles.” Woodward.

In composure of his face, Lived a fair but manly grace. Crashaw. 3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.] His composure must be rare indeed, Whom these things can not blemish. Shak. 4. A settled state; sedateness; calmness; tranquillity. “When the passions ... are all silent, and the mind enjoys its most perfect composure.” Watts.