All 4 Uses of
repose
in
The Lords of Discipline
- She leaned against one of the severe, rounded Doric columns, a large-boned, awkwardly constructed woman, silent in her meditative repose, watching me climb the steps toward her.†
Chpt 1.2
- He was a short, wiry, rodent-faced man who even in repose had a motor running somewhere, as though his heart was working for no particular reason.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- There was a quality of immense repose in the silent flow of stone.†
Chpt 1.11
- In this repose, as cadets began their seven hours and fifteen minutes of officially sanctioned sleep, the insects cautiously came alive to begin their night rule of the barracks.†
Chpt 1.15
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.