Both Uses of
poise
in
Angels & Demons
- The young priest now seemed to possess an eerie poise.†
Chpt 45-46 *
- Below them on the stairs, Chinita Macri was poised and filming, apparently having located her ideal vantage point.†
Chpt 117-118
Definition:
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(poise) calm and in control -- as in "shows poise under pressure"
and/or:
prepared for action -- as in "poised for action" -- (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
and/or:
confident and graceful in movement -- as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"