pose
1Pose — Pose, n. [F. pose, fr. poser. See {Pose}, v. t.] The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of… …
2Pose — Pose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Posing}.] [F. poser to place, to put, L. pausare to pause, in LL. also, to place, put, fr. L. pausa a pause, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make to cease, prob. akin to E. few. In compounds, this word appears… …
3Pose — Pose, v. t. [Shortened from appose, for oppose. See 2d {Appose}, {Oppose}.] 1. To interrogate; to question. [Obs.] She . . . posed him and sifted him. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or… …
4Pose — Pose, n. [AS. gepose; of uncertain origin; cf. W. pas a cough, Skr. k[=a]s to cough, and E. wheeze.] A cold in the head; catarrh. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
5Pose — Pose, v. i. To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude. [1913 Webster] He . . . posed… …
6Pose [1] — Pose (Bergb. u. Landw.), so v.w. Bose …
7Pose [2] — Pose (spr. Pohs ), Flächenmaß im Schweizer Canton Waadt. – 1567, 71 sächsische Quadratklafter …
8Pose — (franz.), Stellung (auch soziale), besonders eine auf Effekt berechnete (Körper ) Haltung …
9Pose — (niederd.), s.v.w. Feder, ungeschnittener Federkiel …
10Pose [2] — Pose (frz.), Stellung; Haltung; auch Feldmaß in Genf = 27,013 a …
