Meanings (ES + gloss)
equilibrio
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
plants and animals, which are all made up of and nourished by water, and perhaps never return to water again, do not keep things at a poise
aplomo • apostura • compostura • ponderación
Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
elegancia • porte
Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
poise
A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
Letterpress and offset gloss varnishes normally have viscosities varying from 50 to 250 poises; they must stain the paper as little as possible, have insufficient tack to cause plu…
contrapeso
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
As for Hyperboles, I will neither quote Lucan, nor Statius, Men of an unbounded imagination, but who often wanted the Poyze of Judgement.
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