poséadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊzeɪ/, U.S.

/poʊˈzeɪ/

Forms: 1700s– posé, 1800s– posée (designating a woman, after French feminine form).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French posé.

Etymology: < French posé composed, poised (1538 in Middle French), (of an animal) standing still, on its four paws (1681 in a heraldic context), use as adjective of past participle of poser pose v.¹Senses A. 3, A. 4, and the specific uses as noun are apparently not recorded in dictionaries of French, but compare posé (noun, of a horse) action of putting one hoof on the ground (1869 in Littré). With sense A. 4 compare earlier posed adj.³ With sense B. 2 compare earlier pose n.⁶ 1.

A. adj.

1. Heraldry. Of an animal: stationary, standing still. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific positions of heraldic beasts

couchantc1500

dormantc1500

sejantc1500

lodged1580

genuant1688

sedant1688

statant1688

urinant1688

springant1708

posé1725

saltant1850

1725 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (rev. ed.) Posé,..a French Term, signifying a Lyon, Horse, or other Beast standing still, with all four Feet on the Ground, to denote thereby that it is not in a moving Posture.

1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) xxiv. 303 Posé, placed: as, Posé en bande, bendwise.

1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry 265/1 Posé, in British heraldry a r. alt. [= rare alternative] for ‘statant’, but current in Fr. blazon with that meaning.

†2. Composed, poised, self-possessed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective]

coolc1430

coldc1500

within oneself (itself, etc.)1518

cool-headed1684

present to oneself1692

possesseda1698

self-restrained1700

self-collecteda1711

cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732

self-possessing1732

self-regulating1755

cool-brained1765

self-possessed1766

self-restraining1777

self-disciplined?1791

self-controlling1796

self-repressed1814

self-controlled1822

self-contained1838

self-repressing1849

unimpulsive1856

posé1858

downbeat1953

cucumber-cool1955

supercool1965

1858 Queen Victoria Let. 28 Apr. in Dearest Child (1964) 98 She..improves so much—is become so quiet and posée.

1862 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 8 Apr. in Dearest Mama (1968) 50 Valerie..could hardly believe she was so young—so ‘posée’, quiet and self-possessed were her manners.

3. Ballet. Of a position: held, prolonged.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [adjective] > movements or positions

terre-à-terre1797

adagio1915

allegro1922

tendu1922

penchée1930

soutenu1930

taqueté1930

piqué1931

voyagé1931

posé1949

1949 A. Chujoy Dance Encycl. 386/1 Posé, in ballet a poising of the body, made by stepping, with the knee straight, on to the pointe, or half-pointe; a ballet step ‘held’, such as an arabesque posé, for instance.

2001 Independent on Sunday 29 July (Nexis) Yoshida's Swan Queen is..impeccable in her balances and posé turns, and possessor of the sweetest little quivering foot in the slow final pirouette of Act Two.

4. Adopted as a pose, affected; = posed adj.³ rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affected or put on for effect

affectate?1555

affectated1574

affected1578

artificious1579

affective1630

theatrical1649

faux1684

false1791

posed1909

voulu1909

pseudish1938

hokey1945

pseudo1949

posé1958

plastic1963

1958 L. Durrell Balthazar iii. 63 A world..which could afford to cultivate emotions posées by taste.

B. n.

1. Ballet. A movement in which a dancer steps with a straight leg on to the full or half point.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements

entrechat1706

pirouette1706

sissonne1706

batterie1712

cabriole1753

ballonné1760

balancé?1770

brisé1786

ballotté1802

rond de jambe1824

petit battement1828

battement1830

elevation1830

fouetté1830

jeté1830

changement de pied1840

développé1888

temps1890

pas de ciseaux1892

plié1892

changement1905

beat1913

ciseaux1913

glissé1913

ouvert1913

allegro1914

pas de chat1914

pas de cheval1916

soubresaut1916

grand jeté1919

lift1921

toe-dancing1924

pointwork1925

posé1927

jeté en tournant1930

tour1930

extension1934

tour jeté1935

fondu1939

retiré1941

chaîné1946

soutenu1947

passé1948

saut1948

contretemps1952

promenade1953

piqué1954

gargouillade1957

1927 Dancing Times Apr. 9 All dancers know that the coupé cannot be done alone, as the position of the foot which is being ‘cutaway’ depends entirely upon the step which follows the coupé. I am therefore taking the ‘coupé-dessous’, followed in the first instance by a ‘posé’, and afterwards the ‘coupé-dessous’ followed by a ‘jeté’.

1930 M. Craske & C. W. Beaumont Theory & Pract. Allegro in Classical Ballet 42 (heading) Posé en avant... A Jeté sur la pointe is a slow movement employed in adagio, whereas a posé is a quick movement used in allegro, executed pied à pointe or pied à trois quarts.

1947 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 220 Posé (en avant, en arrière), the poising of the body (forwards, sideways, or backwards) by stepping with a straight leg on to the full or half point.

c1973 J. Cholerton Acrobatic Enchainements (Assoc. Amer. Dancing) (ed. 7) 18 Present your Posé devant as near as possible to a Star. Do not confuse it with Posé en avant.

2. North American. A resting place on a portage; = pose n.⁶ 1. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > by dragging or carrying over land > resting place

pose1793

posé1931

1931 G. L. Nute Voyageur 46 The length of a portage was computed by voyageurs in a characteristic way. The canoe and goods were carried about a third of a mile and put down, or posé, two or more trips often being required to transport all the load to this point. Then, without resting, the men shouldered their burdens and went on to the next posé. And so on till all the posés had been passed.

1961 Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. July 5/2 He puts down his load at a set place known as a ‘posé’.

1968 Beaver Autumn 9/2 We..made the traditional posés or rests after each half mile.

1999 Beaver June–July 12/1 Each place where the packs were put down was a posé. The portages came to be measured by the number of posés it took to haul a canoeload of bundles to the other side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posé
释义	poséadj.n. Brit. /ˈpəʊzeɪ/, U.S. /poʊˈzeɪ/ Forms: 1700s– posé, 1800s– posée (designating a woman, after French feminine form). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French posé. Etymology: < French posé composed, poised (1538 in Middle French), (of an animal) standing still, on its four paws (1681 in a heraldic context), use as adjective of past participle of poser pose v.¹Senses A. 3, A. 4, and the specific uses as noun are apparently not recorded in dictionaries of French, but compare posé (noun, of a horse) action of putting one hoof on the ground (1869 in Littré). With sense A. 4 compare earlier posed adj.³ With sense B. 2 compare earlier pose n.⁶ 1. A. adj. 1. Heraldry. Of an animal: stationary, standing still. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific positions of heraldic beasts couchantc1500 dormantc1500 sejantc1500 lodged1580 genuant1688 sedant1688 statant1688 urinant1688 springant1708 posé1725 saltant1850 1725 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (rev. ed.) Posé,..a French Term, signifying a Lyon, Horse, or other Beast standing still, with all four Feet on the Ground, to denote thereby that it is not in a moving Posture. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) xxiv. 303 Posé, placed: as, Posé en bande, bendwise. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry 265/1 Posé, in British heraldry a r. alt. [= rare alternative] for ‘statant’, but current in Fr. blazon with that meaning. †2. Composed, poised, self-possessed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective] coolc1430 coldc1500 within oneself (itself, etc.)1518 cool-headed1684 present to oneself1692 possesseda1698 self-restrained1700 self-collecteda1711 cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732 self-possessing1732 self-regulating1755 cool-brained1765 self-possessed1766 self-restraining1777 self-disciplined?1791 self-controlling1796 self-repressed1814 self-controlled1822 self-contained1838 self-repressing1849 unimpulsive1856 posé1858 downbeat1953 cucumber-cool1955 supercool1965 1858 Queen Victoria Let. 28 Apr. in Dearest Child (1964) 98 She..improves so much—is become so quiet and posée. 1862 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 8 Apr. in Dearest Mama (1968) 50 Valerie..could hardly believe she was so young—so ‘posée’, quiet and self-possessed were her manners. 3. Ballet. Of a position: held, prolonged. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [adjective] > movements or positions terre-à-terre1797 adagio1915 allegro1922 tendu1922 penchée1930 soutenu1930 taqueté1930 piqué1931 voyagé1931 posé1949 1949 A. Chujoy Dance Encycl. 386/1 Posé, in ballet a poising of the body, made by stepping, with the knee straight, on to the pointe, or half-pointe; a ballet step ‘held’, such as an arabesque posé, for instance. 2001 Independent on Sunday 29 July (Nexis) Yoshida's Swan Queen is..impeccable in her balances and posé turns, and possessor of the sweetest little quivering foot in the slow final pirouette of Act Two. 4. Adopted as a pose, affected; = posed adj.³ rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affected or put on for effect affectate?1555 affectated1574 affected1578 artificious1579 affective1630 theatrical1649 faux1684 false1791 posed1909 voulu1909 pseudish1938 hokey1945 pseudo1949 posé1958 plastic1963 1958 L. Durrell Balthazar iii. 63 A world..which could afford to cultivate emotions posées by taste. B. n. 1. Ballet. A movement in which a dancer steps with a straight leg on to the full or half point. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements entrechat1706 pirouette1706 sissonne1706 batterie1712 cabriole1753 ballonné1760 balancé?1770 brisé1786 ballotté1802 rond de jambe1824 petit battement1828 battement1830 elevation1830 fouetté1830 jeté1830 changement de pied1840 développé1888 temps1890 pas de ciseaux1892 plié1892 changement1905 beat1913 ciseaux1913 glissé1913 ouvert1913 allegro1914 pas de chat1914 pas de cheval1916 soubresaut1916 grand jeté1919 lift1921 toe-dancing1924 pointwork1925 posé1927 jeté en tournant1930 tour1930 extension1934 tour jeté1935 fondu1939 retiré1941 chaîné1946 soutenu1947 passé1948 saut1948 contretemps1952 promenade1953 piqué1954 gargouillade1957 1927 Dancing Times Apr. 9 All dancers know that the coupé cannot be done alone, as the position of the foot which is being ‘cutaway’ depends entirely upon the step which follows the coupé. I am therefore taking the ‘coupé-dessous’, followed in the first instance by a ‘posé’, and afterwards the ‘coupé-dessous’ followed by a ‘jeté’. 1930 M. Craske & C. W. Beaumont Theory & Pract. Allegro in Classical Ballet 42 (heading) Posé en avant... A Jeté sur la pointe is a slow movement employed in adagio, whereas a posé is a quick movement used in allegro, executed pied à pointe or pied à trois quarts. 1947 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 220 Posé (en avant, en arrière), the poising of the body (forwards, sideways, or backwards) by stepping with a straight leg on to the full or half point. c1973 J. Cholerton Acrobatic Enchainements (Assoc. Amer. Dancing) (ed. 7) 18 Present your Posé devant as near as possible to a Star. Do not confuse it with Posé en avant. 2. North American. A resting place on a portage; = pose n.⁶ 1. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > by dragging or carrying over land > resting place pose1793 posé1931 1931 G. L. Nute Voyageur 46 The length of a portage was computed by voyageurs in a characteristic way. The canoe and goods were carried about a third of a mile and put down, or posé, two or more trips often being required to transport all the load to this point. Then, without resting, the men shouldered their burdens and went on to the next posé. And so on till all the posés had been passed. 1961 Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. July 5/2 He puts down his load at a set place known as a ‘posé’. 1968 Beaver Autumn 9/2 We..made the traditional posés or rests after each half mile. 1999 Beaver June–July 12/1 Each place where the packs were put down was a posé. The portages came to be measured by the number of posés it took to haul a canoeload of bundles to the other side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1725
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