Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Rest
rest, n1. [OE ræst.] (webplay: battle, bed, cloud, day, dead, death, down, dust, God, hand, head, heart, heaven, home, hope, land, lay, left, lies, mind, music, native, obtained, others, peace, place, reading, remain, repose, reward, sea, sleep, stand, state, still, stop, thing, tranquil, truth, wait, work, years).
- Relaxation; repose; rejuvenation; cessation of activity.
- Stillness; calm; quiet; tranquility; peace of mind.
- Death; the repose of the grave.
- Phrase. “At rest”: Calm; peaceful; without motion; staying still.
- Phrase. “At rest”: Motionless in death.
- Phrase. “Put to rest”: Pacify; make calm; make still.
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