Posture
Definition of Posture
Pos´ture | n. | 1. | (Fine Arts) The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude. | | 2. | Place; position; situation. | | 3. | State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs. | | v. t. | 1. | To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model. | | v. i. | 1. | To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose. | | 2. | Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint. |
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