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Pugilistic Stance |
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Pugilistic Stance A ‘defensive’ position fancifully likened to that adopted by pugilists (boxers), which is typically seen in severely burned bodies, characterised by flexion of elbows, knees, hip, and neck, and clenching of hand into a fist; it is caused by high-temperatures in fire, resulting in muscle stiffening and shortening; it occurs even if the person was dead before the fire
pugilistic stance Pugilistic attitude Forensic medicine A 'defensive' position fancifully likened to that adopted by pugilists-boxers found in severely burned bodies, characterized by flexion of elbows, knees, hip, and neck,
and clenching of hand into a fist; it is caused by high-temperatures in fire, resulting in muscle stiffening and shortening; it occurs even if the person was dead before the fire Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The latter are centred on Ickes, a strategist notorious for his pugilistic attitudes. In a programme of material that included Wayne Shorter's Children Of The Night, Thelonious Monk's Four In One, Herbie Hancock's The Sorcerer, the standard All Or Nothing At All and a number of Higginbottom originals, all four men showed themselves accomplished, sometimes-outstanding soloists Blake has a dark, virtually vibrato-free tone, a plainly effective way of stating a theme and a muscular, pugilistic attitude to a solo. |
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