RECLINE
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Re*cline" (r&euptack_;*kl&ī;n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined (r&euptack_;*kl&ī;nd"); 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.
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The mother
Reclined her dying head upon his breast.
Dryden.
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Re*cline", v. i. 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
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2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
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Re*cline", a. [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.] Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
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They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
Milton.
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