Context \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .]

The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.

According to all the light that the contexts afford. --Sharp.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Context \Con*text"\, v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.]

--Feltham.

The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. --R. Junius.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Context \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.]

Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]

The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)