| Posture (posture) |
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| n. | (?; 135) |
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| Pos"ture |
| [F., fr. L.
positura, fr. ponere, positum, to place. See
Position.] |
The position of the body;
the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with
respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially
(Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the
several principal members by which action is expressed;
attitude.
Place; position; situation.
State or condition, whether of external
circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as,
a posture of defense; the posture of affairs.
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| Posture (posture) |
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| v. t. | (?; 135) |
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| Pos"ture |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Postured (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Posturing.] |
To place in a particular position or attitude]
to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as,
to posture one's self; to posture a model.
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| Posture (posture) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Pos"ture |
|
To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body
into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to
pose.
Fig.: To assume a character; as, to
posture as a saint.
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