01 a. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.
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1.
Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.
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2.
Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself.(Mach.)
Phrases & compounds
Self-contained steam engine —
A steam engine having both bearings for the crank shaft attached to the frame of the engine