pose

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 344 words | Copyright

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A. †suppose or assume XIV; lay down (a claim, etc.) XVI;

B. place in or assume an attitude XIX. — (O)F. poser :- late L. pausāre cease, PAUSE; in Rom. this vb. took over the senses of L. pōnere, pt. posuī, pp. positum place (see POSITION) and became its regular repr.
So pose sb. attitude. XIX. — F.

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