Poise
61poise — see PONDER …
62poise — 1. n. & v. n. 1 composure or self possession of manner. 2 equilibrium; a stable state. 3 carriage (of the head etc.). v. 1 tr. balance; hold suspended or supported. 2 tr. carry (one s head etc. in a specified way). 3 intr. be balanced; hover in… …
63Ferdinand Poise — Jean Alexandre Ferdinand Poise, né à Nîmes le 3 juin 1828 et mort à Paris le 13 mai 1892, est un compositeur français, auteur d’opéra comiques dont il a écrit les livrets ou participé à la ré …
64Ferdinand Poise — Jean Alexandre Ferdinand Poise (* 3. Juni 1828 in Nîmes; † 13. Mai 1892 in Paris) war ein französischer Komponist. Poise war am Conservatoire de Paris Schüler von Adolphe Adam. 1852 gewann er den Second Grand Prix …
65Air poise — [See {Poise}.] An instrument to measure the weight of air. [1913 Webster] …
66Water poise — Wa ter poise A hydrometer. [1913 Webster] …
67por|poise — «PR puhs», noun, plural pois|es or (collectively) poise, verb, poised, pois|ing. –n. 1. a sea animal with a blunt, rounded snout, that looks like a small whale. Porpoises are mammals, related to the whale, and live in groups in the northern… …
68mental poise — index common sense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
69coun|ter|poise — «KOWN tuhr POYZ», noun, verb, poised, pois|ing. –n. 1. a weight balancing another weight; counterbalancing weight. 2. Figurative. any equal or opposing power or force. 3. the condition of being in balance; equilibrium: »Figurative. The…two styles …
70e|qui|poise — «EE kwuh poyz, EHK wuh », noun, verb, poised, pois|ing. –n. 1. equal distribution of weight or force; even balance; equilibrium. 2. a balancing force; counterbalance. SYNONYM(S): counterpoise. –v.t …
