Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
RECLINE
recumb, repose, recline
(verb) lean in a comfortable resting position; “He was reposing on the couch”
recline
(verb) cause to recline; “She reclined her head on the pillow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
recline (third-person singular simple present reclines, present participle reclining, simple past and past participle reclined)
(transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
(transitive) To put in a resting position.
(intransitive) To lean back.
(intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.
Noun
recline (plural reclines)
A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cline", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining.] Etym: [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline.]
Definition: 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.
Re*cline", v. i.
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.
Re*cline", a. Etym: [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.]
Definition: 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 Edition
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