Recline
Pronunciation : Re*cline"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*cline"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*cline"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913