Repose /(rē̇*pōz")/

Re·pose

Repose

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Reposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reposing

To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]
But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom.
— Chapman.

Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind.
— Woodward.
To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons.
— Fuller.

After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue.
— Milton.
To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.
— Shak.

v. i.

To lie at rest; to rest.
Within a thicket I reposed.
— Chapman.
Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
It is upon these that the soul may repose.
— I. Taylor.
To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Shake off the golden slumber of repose.
— Shak.
Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
A rest; a pause. (Poetic)
That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose. (Fine Arts)

Angle of repose: the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves.