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The Fates with traitors do contrive.

Shak.

Thou hast contrived against th very
life

Of the defendant.

Shak.

Con*trive"ment (?), n.
Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan.
[Obs.]

Consider the admirable contrivement and
artifice of this great fabric.

Glanvill.

Active to meet their contrivements.

Sir G. Buck.

Con*triv"er (?), n. One who
contrives, devises, plans, or schemas.
Swift.

Con*trol" (?), n. [F.
contrôle a counter register, contr. fr. contr-
rôle; contre (L. contra) +
rôle roll, catalogue. See Counter and
Roll, and cf. Counterroll.] 1.
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or
check another account or register; a counter register.
[Obs.] Johnson.

2. That which serves to check, restrain,
or hinder; restraint. "Speak without control."
Dryden.

3. Power or authority to check or
restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence;
government; as, children should be under parental
control.


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