2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Recline \Re*cline"\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]n"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Reclined} (r[-e]*kl[imac]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. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Reclined \Re*clined"\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]nd"), adjective (Bot.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate.

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