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To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to
deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. |
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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. |
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To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. |
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To lie at rest; to rest. |
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Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without
anxiety or alarms. |
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To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand. |
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A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. |
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Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also,
a composed manner or deportment. |
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A rest; a pause. |
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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. |
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