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Webster 1913 Edition
Recline
Re-cline′
(rē̍-klīn′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reclined
(rē̍-klīnd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reclining
.] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position;
as, to
. recline
the head on the handThe mother
Reclined
her dying head upon his breast. Dryden.
Re-cline′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To lean or incline;
as, to
. recline
against a wall2.
To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position;
as, to
. recline
on a couchRe-cline′
,Adj.
Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
[R.]
They sat,
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recline
RECLI'NE
,Verb.
T.
To lean back; to lean to one side or sideways; as, to recline the head on a pillow, or on the bosom of another, or on the arm.
The mother reclin'd her dying head upon his breast.
RECLI'NE
,Verb.
I.
RECLI'NE
,Adj.
They sat recline on the soft downy bank damask'd with flowers. [Little used.]