Repose

·v A rest; a pause.

II. Repose ·v A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

III. Repose ·vi To lie at rest; to Rest.

IV. Repose ·vi Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

V. Repose ·vi To Lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

VI. Repose ·v To place, have, or rest; to Set; to Intrust.

VII. Repose ·v Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.

VIII. Repose ·v To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to Lodge; to Reposit.

IX. Repose ·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.

X. Repose ·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.