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  2. Poseur - Wikipedia

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    The word in English use dates back to the mid 19th Century. It is from the French word poseur , and from the Old French word poser , meaning "to put, place, or set". The Online Etymology Dictionary , suggests that "poseur" is in fact the English word "poser" dressed "in French garb, and thus could itself be considered an affectation."

  3. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position. Attitude refers to postures assumed for purpose of imitation, intentional or not, as well as in some standard collocations in reference to some distinguished types of posture: "Freud never assumed a fencer's attitude, yet almost all took him for a swordsman." [2]

  4. Marriage proposal - Wikipedia

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    A marriage proposal is a custom or ritual, common in Western cultures, in which one member of a couple asks the other for their hand in marriage. If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement , a mutual promise of later marriage.

  5. Kneeling - Wikipedia

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    A man kneels during a marriage proposal. Kneeling is the position often associated with traditional, Western marriage proposals. This position typically involves the person proposing kneeling with one knee on the ground, a position sometimes referred to as genuflecting, holding an engagement ring up to the person being proposed to. Kneeling in ...

  6. List of writing systems - Wikipedia

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    Writing systems are used to record human language, and may be classified according to certain common features.. The usual name of the script is given first; the name of the languages in which the script is written follows (in brackets), particularly in the case where the language name differs from the script name.

  7. Contrapposto - Wikipedia

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    A 2019 eye tracking study, by showing that contrapposto acts as supernormal stimulus and increases perceived attractiveness, has provided evidence and insight as to why, in artistic presentation, goddesses of beauty and love are often depicted in contrapposto pose. [4] This was later supported in a neuroimaging study. [5]

  8. 21 (drinking game) - Wikipedia

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    Pose master - the last player to strike a pose following the pose master must drink. It is also commonplace to declare (either at the start of the game or as an additional rule) that the game be played according to the so-called "International Drinking Rules". These are a body of generally accepted but not entirely uniform rules that players ...

  9. Bhekasana - Wikipedia

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    The pose is entered from a prone position. The arms reach back, the knees are bent and the hands catch the feet, pressing them down. The arms are reversed so that the elbows point upwards and the fingertips downwards. The head and chest are lifted, and the gaze is directed upwards. In the completed pose, the feet reach the floor. [1]