Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Repose
repose, n. [see repose, v.] (webplay: friend, lay, mind, rest, tranquillity).
- Rest; relaxation; state of quiet or peaceful inaction; [fig.] death; final act of resting.
- Calm; leisure; peacefulness; absence of activity.
- Place of rest; location at which relaxation can take place.
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