Both Uses
repose
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
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- It has a kind of established repose which is not of frequent occurrence in other quarters of the long, shrill city; it has a riper, richer, more honourable look than any of the upper ramifications of the great longitudinal thoroughfare—the look of having had something of a social history.†
Chpt 3 *
- The state of mind after amputation is doubtless one of comparative repose.†
Chpt 32
Definitions:
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(1)
(repose as in: repose on the sofa) to rest or lie
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Repose can also mean to put something (e.g., trust) in someone or something.