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Webster 1913 Edition
Repose
Re-pose′
(rē̍-pōz′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reposed
(-p?zd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reposing
.] 1.
To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
[Obs.]
But these thy fortunes let us straight
In this divine cave’s bosom.
repose
In this divine cave’s bosom.
Chapman.
Pebbles
reposed
in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind. Woodward.
2.
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 couchAll being settled and
reposed
, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons. Fuller.
After the toil of battle to
Your wearied virtue.
repose
Your wearied virtue.
Milton.
3.
To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
The king
reposeth
all his confidence in thee. Shakespeare
Re-pose′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To lie at rest; to rest.
Within a thicket I
reposed
. Chapman.
2.
Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
It is upon these that the soul may
repose
. I. Taylor.
3.
To lie; to be supported; as, trap
reposing
on sand.
Syn. – To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide.
1.
A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Shake off the golden slumber of
repose
. Shakespeare
2.
Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
3.
(Poetic)
A rest; a pause.
4.
(Fine Arts)
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
Angle of repose
(Physics)
, the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves.
Syn. – Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repose
REPO'SE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lay at rest.- After the toil of battle, to repose your wearied virtue.
2.
To lay; to rest, as the mind, in confidence or trust; as, to repose trust or confidence in a person's veracity.3.
To lay up; to deposit; to lodge; as pebbles reposed in cliffs.4.
To place in confidence.REPO'SE
, v.i.1.
To lie at rest; to sleep.Within a thicket I repos'd.
2.
To rest in confidence. I repose on the faith and honor of a friend.3.
To lie; to rest; as trap reposing on sand.REPO'SE
, n.1.
A lying at rest.2.
Sleep; rest; quiet.3.
Rest of mind; tranquility; freedom from uneasiness.4.
Cause of rest.5.
In poetry, a rest; a pause.6.
In painting, harmony of colors, as when nothing glaring appears.