Pos`tur*er (?), n. One who postures.
||Post*zyg`a*poph"y*sis (?), n.; pl. Postzygapophyses (#). [NL. See
||Post- , and Zygapophysis.] (Anat.) A posterior zygapophysis.
Po"sy (?), n.; pl. Posies (#). [Contr. fr. poesy.] 1. A brief poetical
sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially,
one inscribed on a ring. "The posy of a ring." Shak.
2. [Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an enigmatical
significance. Wedgwood.] A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. "Bridegroom's
posies." Spenser.
We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us,
and wearing them for posies.
Swift.
Pot (?), n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta, Icel.
pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.] 1. A metallic or earthen vessel,
appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or
vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a
flower pot; a bean pot.