Difference between revisions of "Poise"
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| − | + | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], to weigh, [[ponder]], from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare | |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598] | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
:transitive verb | :transitive verb | ||
| − | *1 a : [[balance]]; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium <carried a water jar poised on her head> | + | *1 a : [[balance]]; especially : to hold or carry in [[equilibrium]] <carried a water jar poised on her head> |
| − | :b : to hold supported or suspended without [[motion]] in a steady position <poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield> | + | :b : to hold [[supported]] or suspended without [[motion]] in a steady position <poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield> |
*2 : to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way | *2 : to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way | ||
*3 : to put into readiness : brace | *3 : to put into readiness : brace | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 2 October 2010
Origin
Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare
Date
Definitions
- transitive verb
- 1 a : balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium <carried a water jar poised on her head>
- b : to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position <poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield>
- 2 : to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way
- 3 : to put into readiness : brace
- intransitive verb
- 1 : to become drawn up into readiness
- 2 : hover
