poise
noun
a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession.
has poised
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present perfectof poise (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On his long head he has poised deftly a woven basket containing the clay with which he is to make the first brick.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
