in a threatening attitude
1Attitude — At ti*tude, n. [It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. {Aptitude}.] 1. (Paint. & Sculp.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue. [1913 Webster] 2. The posture or position of a person… …
2attitude — attitudinal, adj. /at i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes. 2. position or posture of the body… …
3attitude — noun Etymology: French, from Italian attitudine, literally, aptitude, from Late Latin aptitudin , aptitudo fitness more at aptitude Date: 1668 1. the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure ; posture 2. a …
4attitude — at•ti•tude [[t]ˈæt ɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) manner, disposition, feeling, position: a cheerful attitude[/ex] 2) position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.: a threatening attitude[/ex] 3) aer. the… …
5To strike an attitude — Attitude At ti*tude, n. [It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. {Aptitude}.] 1. (Paint. & Sculp.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue. [1913 Webster] 2. The posture or position of a …
6France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
7Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany Germany † …
8Parihaka — Infobox Settlement name = Parihaka population total = Fewer than 100 population as of = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = New Zealand subdivision type1= Region subdivision name1= Taranaki subdivision type2= subdivision name2= pushpin… …
9Animal colouration — has been a topic of interest and research in biology for well over a century. Colours may be cryptic (functioning as an adaptation allowing the prevention of prey detection; aposematic (functioning as a warning of unprofitability) or may be the… …
10Frederick II — • German King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily; born 26 Dec., 1194; died at Fiorentina, in Apulia, 13 Dec., 1250 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Frederick II Frederick II …
