Poseuse, f. (theatrical), female singer whose business is to pose.
Là, il put à son aise imposer son répertoire aux chanteurs, répertoire fort varié, du reste, car pour les “poseuses” on fit murmurer le rossignol et le papillon se poser sur la rose à peine éclose.—J. Sermet.
Position, f. (thieves’), trunk, portmanteau, “peter.” Thieves judge of a man’s standing by his “traps.”
Possédé, m. (thieves’), brandy, “bingo,” in old cant.
Posséder son embouchure (popular), to have a natural talent for speechifying, “to have the gift of the gab.”
Poste, m. (sailors’), or —— aux choux, victualling boat.
Postérieurs, m. pl. (popular), limonadier des ——, apothecary, one who used to perform the “clysterium donare” of Molière. Termed also “flûtencul,” and formerly “mirancu.”
Postiche, f. (printers’), dull story; humbug, “regular flam, or gammon;” (thieves’) gathering of people in the street, enabling rogues to ease someone of his valuables, “scuff.”
Postière, f. (popular), female clerk employed at the post office.
Postige, f. (mountebanks’), preliminary performance of mountebanks.