Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents.

1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.

I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. --Grew.

2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]

Strong ship's, of great content. --Bacon.

3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.

The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. --Graunt.

Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)