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Repose
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
(2):
(v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; - opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.
(3):
(v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.
(4):
(v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
(5):
(v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, - often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
(6):
(v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
(7):
(v.) A rest; a pause.
(8):
(v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
(9):
(v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
(10):
(v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Repose'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/repose.html. 1828.
