CONTINENT

continent. continent, modest, abstaining, chast: also the firme land where no ile or sea is.

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continent. Continent, n. land not separated by the sea

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Con″ti‐nent (?), a. [[L. continens, -entis, prop., p. pr. of continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent. See Contain.]] 1. 1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. Shak.
2. 2. Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower. Shak. 3. 3. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.
My past life Hath been as continent, as chaste, as true, As I am now unhappy. Shak. 4. 4. Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with the west side of America, yet certainly it is the least disoined by sea of all that coast. Berrewood.