Both Uses of
poise
in
Me Before You
- I could see them, mugs poised in their hands, the only two people facing away from the theater next door.†
p. 136.4 *
- I walked up the hill, dodging this season's hovering early few as they clutched their neoprene fanny packs and well-thumbed tourist guides, their cameras already poised to capture mementoes of the castle in spring.†
p. 155.9
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.