reclining en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
a reclining armchair
- (not-comparable) Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.
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reclining en · NOUN
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(dated) The act of one who reclines.
Mr. Disbrowe was reclining on a well-worn horsehair-covered sofa, his frequent reclinings on which piece of furniture had stamped a deep and quite ineffaceable impression of his weighty form upon the cushion.
1865, Edward Dutton Cook, Sir Felix Foy, Bart., page 233:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reclinings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
reclining en · VERB
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of recline
form of recline