be erect
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So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
It was made of iron, and so constructed that, however it might fall, one of its four sharp points should be erect.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
In both cases, supposing the coralline to be erect, the capitulum is placed upwards, with its orifice towards the branch to which it is attached, and consequently with its carina outwards.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The body should be erect, but slightly inclined forward, in order that the eye may follow the pen closely.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs
The anthers may be taken separately in the fingers, or with forceps, and lightly brushed over the stigmas, which should be erect and open if they have reached the receptive stage.
From The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus by Matthew Crawford
