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ˈposture-ˌmaker
a. One who makes postures or contortions; a contortionist; an acrobat: = posture-master 1.
b. = posture-master 2.
1711Steele Spect. No. 258 ⁋3, I would fain ask..Why should not Rope-dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers, Ladder-walkers, and Posture-makers appear again on our Stage? 1863Hawthorne Our Old Home (1879) 264 Posture-makers dislocated every joint of their body. 1874Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. lxxxviii. 9 Men need no posture-maker, or master of ceremonies, when they are eagerly pleading for mercy.
So ˈposture-ˌmaking, (a) n., the art or practice of making postures or contortions of the body; (b) pres. pple., making postures.
1837H. Martineau Soc. Amer. III. 156 The posture-making of the United States is renowned. 1851Thackeray Eng. Hum. vi, He is always..posture-making, coaxing, and imploring me. |