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Definition of Repose

Repose
Repose Re*pose", n. [F. repos. See Repose, v.] 1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak. 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.
Repose
Repose Re*pose", v. 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.

Meaning of Repose from wikipedia

- Look up repose in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Repose is a word meaning "rest" or "calmness". Repose may also refer to: Lying in repose, when the...
- Social Repose, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and social media content creator. Richie Giese launched his YouTube channel, Social Repose, in...
- Mount Repose may refer to: Mount Repose (Natchez, Mississippi) Mount Repose, Ohio Montrepose Cemetery in Kingston, New York This disambiguation page lists...
- The angle of repose, or critical angle of repose, of a granular material is the steepest angle of descent or dip relative to the horizontal plane on which...
- repose is the tradition in which the body of a deceased person, often of high social stature, is made available for public viewing. Lying in repose differs...
- Angle of Repose is a 1971 novel by Wallace Stegner about a wheelchair-using historian, Lyman Ward, who has lost connection with his son and living family...
- A statute of repose (sometimes called a nonclaim statute), like a statute of limitations, is a statute that cuts off certain legal rights if they are not...
- Reposal is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1960s in Denmark. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily...
- Repose (French: Le Repos, 'Rest') is an oil on canvas painting by French painter Édouard Manet, from c. 1871. It is held in the Rhode Island School of...
- USS Repose has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Relief (1896), a hospital ship in commission from 1902 to...