Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

table of contents
     n : a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on
         which they start [syn: {contents}]