08 May 2009

Posture

The relative disposition of the various parts of something; especially the position and carriage of the limbs and the body as a whole; attitude, pose.
A particular pose adopted by an animal or bird, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behaviour.
A state of being; a condition or state of affairs; a condition of armed readiness.
A mental or spiritual attitude or condition.

from New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

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