4 entries under this word
n. [Fr. posé, placed, p. p. of poser. See POSE, v. t.] The attitude in which a person stands; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of a person whose likeness is taken; artificial position.
(pō-zā'), a. [See supra.] (Her.) Standing still, with all his feet on the ground;—said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
n. [A-S. gepōse. Cf. infra.] A stuffing of the head; catarrh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. POSED; p. pr. & vb. n. POS-ING.] [Fr. poser, to place, to put, to put a question, to state problems or questions; O. Fr. poser, pouser, placer, reposer, fixer; It. posare, pausare, Sp. pausar, posar, Pg. pausar, pousar, Pr. pausar, fr. Lat. pausare, to pause, from pausa, a pause.]
Sense 1. To bring to a stand; to put a stop to; to puzzle.
Learning was posed, philosophy was set. Herbert.
Sense 2. To question with a view to puzzling; to interrogate rigidly; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny.
This text is produced by our Savior . . . in answer to a question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose and puzzle him. Barrow.