Both Uses of
poise
in
The Lost Boy
- I knew that somewhere out there Mother was poised, ready to snatch me away.†
Chpt 2 *
- The Mother held a shiny knife above her, poised and ready to strike me down.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(poise) calm, confident, and in control—especially in movement, behavior, or when ready to act
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, poise is a technical word referencing a unit of dynamic viscosity.