All 3 Uses of
repose
in
Atlas Shrugged
- Her face was held level and it had a look of astonishment, of acceptance, of repose.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- She felt an odd calm, almost a confident repose; she knew that it was tension, but the tension of a great clarity.†
Chpt 3.2
- She could detect no particular expression, it was simply a face in natural repose-and the clarity seemed to come from its structure, from the precision of its sharp planes, the firmness of the mouth, the steadiness of the eyes.†
Chpt 3.3
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Repose can also mean to put something (e.g., trust) in someone or something.