Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reclining"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recline \Re*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; 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.
The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast.
--Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.)
(a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular.
(b) Recumbent.
{Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the
vertical line through its center. --Davies & Peck (Math.
Dict.).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reclining
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent},
{decumbent}, {recumbent}]
n : the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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