Tract

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

Something drawn out or extended; expanse.

A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.

Traits; features; lineaments.

The footprint of a wild beast.

Track; trace.

Treatment; exposition.

Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.

Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.

Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.

To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.