Re*cline" (r&esl;*klīn"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Reclined (-klīnd");
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.
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. [L. reclinis. See
Recline, v. t.] Having a reclining
posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
Milton.
