n. [ F., fr. L. pausa. See Pose. ]
I stand in pause where I shall first begin. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
He writes with warmth, which usually neglects method, and those partitions and pauses which men educated in schools observe. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Pausing a while, thus to herself she mused. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To pause upon,
v. t. To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who pauses. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]