1. v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. assume a certain attitude of body, esp. when being photographed or being painted for a portrait.
2 intr. (foll. by as) set oneself up as or pretend to be (another person etc.) (posing as a celebrity).
3 intr. behave affectedly in order to impress others.
4 tr. put forward or present (a question etc.).
5 tr. place (an artist's model etc.) in a certain attitude or position.
--n.
1. an attitude of body or mind.
2 an attitude or pretence, esp. one assumed for effect (his generosity is a mere pose).
Etymology: F poser (v.), pose (n.) f. LL pausare PAUSE: some senses by confusion with L ponere place (cf. COMPOSE) 2. v.tr. puzzle (a person) with a question or problem.
Etymology: obs. appose f. OF aposer var. of oposer OPPOSE