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Found 7 hits - Term: repose, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
repose \repose"\ r-ep=oz", v. t. imp.  p. p. reposed
   -p?zd"; p. pr.  vb. n. reposing. f. reposer; l. pref.
   re- re- + pausare to pause. see pause, pose, v.
   1. to cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to
      deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. obs.
      1913 webster

            but these thy fortunes let us straight repose
            in this divine cave's bosom.          --chapman.
      1913 webster

            pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth .
            . . are left behind.                  --woodward.
      1913 webster

   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
      couch.
      1913 webster

            all being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop
            did present his majesty to the lords and commons.
                                                  --fuller.
      1913 webster

            after the toil of battle to repose
            your wearied virtue.                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. to place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
      1913 webster

            the king reposeth all his confidence in thee.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
reposed reposing pause pose 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
repose \repose"\, n. f. repos. see repose, v.
   1. a lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
      1913 webster

            shake off the golden slumber of repose. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also,
      a composed manner or deportment.
      1913 webster

   3. poetic a rest; a pause.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   syn: rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness;
        tranquillity; peace.
        1913 webster
see also:
repose angle of repose 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
repose \repose"\, v. i.
   1. to lie at rest; to rest.
      1913 webster

            within a thicket i reposed.           --chapman.
      1913 webster

   2. figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety
      or alarms.
      1913 webster

            it is upon these that the soul may repose. --i.
                                                  taylor.
      1913 webster

   3. to lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
      1913 webster

   syn: to lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge;
        abide.
        1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
angle \an"gle\ a^ng"g'l, n. f. angle, l. angulus angle,
   corner; akin to uncus hook, gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,
   angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, as. angel hook, fish-hook,
   g. angel, and f. anchor.
   1. the inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a
      corner; a nook.
      1913 webster

            into the utmost angle of the world.   --spenser.
      1913 webster

            to search the tenderest angles of the heart.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. geom.
      a the figure made by. two lines which meet.
      b the difference of direction of two lines. in the lines
          meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
          1913 webster

   3. a projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
      1913 webster

            though but an angle reached him of the stone.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. astrol. a name given to four of the twelve astrological
      "houses." obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   5. as. angel. a fishhook; tackle for catching fish,
      consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a
      rod.
      1913 webster

            give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            a fisher next his trembling angle bears. --pope.
      1913 webster

   acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than
      90deg.

   adjacent or contiguous angles, such as have one leg
      common to both angles.

   alternate angles. see alternate.

   angle bar.
      a carp. an upright bar at the angle where two faces of
          a polygonal or bay window meet. --knight.
      b mach. same as angle iron.

   angle bead arch., a bead worked on or fixed to the angle
      of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of
      a wall.

   angle brace, angle tie carp., a brace across an
      interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse
      and securing the two side pieces together. --knight.

   angle iron mach., a rolled bar or plate of iron having
      one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or
      connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to
      which it is riveted.

   angle leaf arch., a detail in the form of a leaf, more or
      less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to
      strengthen an angle.

   angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for
      ascertaining the dip of strata.

   angle shaft arch., an enriched angle bead, often having a
      capital or base, or both.

   curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines.

   external angles, angles formed by the sides of any
      right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or
      lengthened.

   facial angle. see under facial.

   internal angles, those which are within any right-lined
      figure.

   mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved
      line.

   oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a
      right angle.

   obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
      90deg.

   optic angle. see under optic.

   rectilineal or right-lined angle, one formed by two right
      lines.

   right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another
      perpendicularly, or an angle of 90deg measured by a
      quarter circle.

   solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or
      more plane angles at one point.

   spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of
      great circles, which mutually cut one another on the
      surface of a globe or sphere.

   visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two
      straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object
      to the center of the eye.

   for angles of commutation, draught, incidence,
   reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction,
      see commutation, draught, incidence, reflection,
      refraction, etc.
      1913 webster
see also:
acute angle adjacent contiguous angles alternate angles alternate angle bar 
angle iron angle bead angle brace angle tie angle leaf 
angle meter angle shaft curvilineal angle external angles facial angle 
facial internal angles mixtilineal angle oblique angle obtuse angle 
optic angle optic rectilineal right-lined angle right angle 
solid angle spherical angle visual angle for angles of commutation draught 
incidence reflection refraction position repose 
fraction commutation draught incidence reflection 
refraction 
[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
repose
     n 1: freedom from activity work or strain or responsibility;
          "took his repose by the swimming pool" syn: rest, ease,
           relaxation
     2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety syn: peace, peacefulness,
         peace of mind, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
     3: a disposition free from stress or emotion syn: quiet, placidity,
         serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
     v 1: put or confide something in a person or thing; "these
          philosophers reposed the law in the people"
     2: be inherent or innate in; syn: rest, reside
     3: lie when dead; "mao reposes in his mausoleum"
     4: lean in a comfortable resting position; "he was reposing on
        the couch" syn: recumb, recline
     5: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
        "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" syn: lay, put
        down
     6: to put something eg trust in something; "the nation
        reposed its confidence in the king"
see also:
rest ease relaxation peace peacefulness peace of mind 
serenity heartsease ataraxis quiet placidity 
tranquillity tranquility reside recumb recline 
lay put down 
[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
215 moby thesaurus words for "repose":
   abide, abide in, abnegation, abstinence, accubation, accumbency,
   ataraxia, ataraxy, be, be coextensive with, be comprised in,
   be constituted by, be contained in, be found, be located,
   be present in, be situated, be still, beauty sleep, bed, bed down,
   beddy-bye, bedtime, blanket drill, bye-bye, calm, calmness, catnap,
   coast, comfort, composure, confide in, conservatism, consist in,
   constraint, contemplation, continence, control, convenience, cool,
   couch, crawl, curl up, decumbency, deem trustworthy, depend on,
   deposit, dispassion, doze, dreamland, drowse, dwell in, ease,
   equanimity, evenness, exist in, fitful sleep, forty winks,
   free time, freedom, freeze, gentleness, go to bed, go to rest,
   golden mean, goof-off time, grovel, happy medium, hibernation,
   idle hours, impartiality, imperturbability, inactivity, inhabit,
   inhere in, judiciousness, juste-milieu, keep quiet, land of nod,
   lay, lay down, leisure, lenity, lie, lie down, lie flat, lie in,
   lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, lie still, light sleep,
   lodge, loll, lounge, lounging, lucid stillness, lying, mark time,
   marmoreal repose, meden agan, middle way, mildness, moderateness,
   moderation, moderationism, nap, neutrality, nirvana, nonviolence,
   not breathe, not stir, nothing in excess, odd moments, pacifism,
   peace, peacefulness, place confidence in, placidity, placidness,
   poise, proneness, prostration, prudence, put down, quiescence,
   quiescency, quiet, quietism, quietness, quietude, reclination,
   recline, reclining, recumbency, refreshment, relaxation, rely on,
   remain, remain motionless, renewal, repose in, reposit, reside in,
   respite, rest, rest in, restfulness, restoration, restraint,
   retirement, satori, self-abnegation, self-control, self-denial,
   self-possession, self-restraint, semiretirement, serenity,
   set down, settle to rest, shut-eye, siesta, silence, silken repose,
   sleep, sleepland, sleepwalking, slumber, slumberland, snooze,
   snoozle, snug down, sobriety, somnambulism, somniloquy, somnus,
   spare time, sprawl, stability, stand, stand fast, stand firm,
   stand still, stay, stay put, steadiness, stick, stick fast,
   stillness, stretch out, subsist in, supineness, take it easy,
   take life easy, tarry, temperance, temperateness, think reliable,
   time, time to kill, time to spare, tranquillity, tread water,
   trust, trust implicitly, trust in, unbuttoned ease,
   unconsciousness, unexcessiveness, unextravagance, unextremeness,
   via media, winter sleep, wise passiveness




[7] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
repose, v.i.  to cease from troubling.




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