POSE, n. s as z. A stuffing of the head; catarrh.
POSE, v.t. s as z. [L. posui.]
1. To puzzle, [a word of the same origin;] to set; to put to a stand or stop; to gravel.
Learning was pos'd, philosophy was set.
I design not to pose them with those common enigmas of magnetism.
2. To puzzle or put to a stand by asking difficult questions; to set by questions; hence, to interrogate closely, or with a view to scrutiny.