Definition of pose

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Pose (v. t.) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait..

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Compromise :: Compromise (n.) To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion..
Sinister :: Sinister (a.) On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right..
Homoousian :: Homoousian (n.) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian..
Bathybius :: Bathybius (n.) A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is of chemical, not of organic, origin..
Statutory :: Statute (a.) An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair.
Antarchistical :: Antarchistical (a.) Opposed to all human government.
Phrenosin :: Phrenosin (n.) A nitrogenous body, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain..
Humor :: Humor (n.) State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor..
Dictate :: Dictate (v. i.) To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
Inference :: Inference (n.) That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
Rondeau :: Rondeau (n.) A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by rule..
Supermundial :: Supermundane (a.) Being above the world; -- opposed to inframundane.
Clannish :: Clannish (a.) Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan..
Motley :: Motley (n.) Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style..
Pachak :: Pachak (n.) The fragrant roots of the Saussurea Costus, exported from India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is supposed to be the costus of the ancients..
Projet :: Projet (n.) A plan proposed; a draft of a proposed measure; a project.
Frame :: Frame (v. t.) To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false..
Opposable :: Opposable (a.) Capable of being opposed or resisted.
Fallow :: Fallow (n.) To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land..
Windflower :: Windflower (n.) The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.
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