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reclining |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recline \Re*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; p. pr & vb n. {Reclining}.] [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a recumbent position; as to recline the head on the hand. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.) a Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. b Recumbent. {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reclining adj : lying down in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent}, {decumbent}, {recumbent}] n : the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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