Difference between revisions of "Poise"
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Revision as of 11:13, 4 December 2011
Origin
Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare
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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
