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RECLINED
Verb
reclined
simple past tense and past participle of recline
Adjective
reclined (not comparable)
In a reclining posture.
(botany) Reclinate.
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Source: Wiktionary
Re*clined", a. (Bot.)
Definition: Falling or turned downward; reclinate.
RECLINE
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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