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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(v. i.) To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.

(3):

(v. i.) Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.

(4):

(n.) State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs.

(5):

(v. t.) 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.

(6):

(n.) Place; position; situation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Posture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/posture.html. 1828.
 
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