Definition of Recline. Meaning of Recline. Synonyms of Recline

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Definition of Recline

Recline
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.
Recline
Recline 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.
Recline
Recline 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.

Meaning of Recline from wikipedia

- A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back...
- Reclining may refer to being in a: Reclining chair or recliner, being in an armchair or sofa that adjusts so that the back rest lowers and a footrest rises...
- Western Experience with The Reclines (1984) Angel with a Lariat with The Reclines (1987) Absolute Torch and Twang with The Reclines (1989) A Wonderful World...
- A reclining Buddha is an image that represents Buddha lying down and is a major iconographic theme in Buddhist art. It represents the historical Buddha...
- Reclining Figure may refer to: Reclining Figure (Dennis), a sculpture by Michael Dennis, in Vancouver's Guelph Park Reclining Figure (Lincoln Center)...
- (5 cm) more recline (37 in (94 cm) of pitch and 7.9 in (20 cm) of recline in lieu of 31 in (79 cm) of pitch and 5.9 in (15 cm) of recline in Economy)...
- Reclining Silver configurationpieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – In shogi, Reclining Silver (腰掛け銀 koshikakegin) is a piece formation used in different...
- Reclining Nude may refer to: Nu couché, also known in English as Reclining Nude, a 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani Reclining Nude (Amedeo Modigliani)...
- directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan...
- Reclining Figure 1938 (LH 192) is a small sculpture by Henry Moore of an sinuous abstracted human figure. An enlarged version was made in 1984 for the...