consistence noun. [kǝn'sɪst(ǝ)ns] L16.
[French consistance, -ence or late Latin consistentia, from consistent- pres. ppl stem of consistere: see CONSIST, -ENCE.]
1. Standing or remaining still; a state of rest; a settled condition, spec. in the life of an organism when it is fully grown. L16-M18.
■ Evelyn I hope I have brought my affaires almost to a Consistence.

2. a. Matter dense enough to cohere. L16-L18.
b. Material coherence and permanence of form; solidity sufficient to retain form. E17.
■ T. Thomson Cubic crystals without consistence,..resembling a jelly.

3. = CONSISTENCY 2. E17.
■ P. V. White Soup..of a milky..consistence.

4. (A) union, (a) combination. M17-E18.

5. = CONSISTENCY 3, 3b. L17.

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