recumbere
1coucher — Se coucher par terre, ou estre couché, Decumbere, Cubare, Semble que Coucher vienne de Cubare, mutando b, in ch. Coucher pour dormir, Discubare. Coucher dehors, Abnoctare. Se coucher devant, Praeoccidere. Se coucher souvent en un lieu, Cubitare.… …
2Recumb — Re*cumb ( k?m ), v. i. [L. recumbere; pref. re back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.] To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.] J. Allen (1761). [1913 Webster] …
3Recumbent — Re*cum bent ( bet), a. [L. recumbens, entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See {Recumb}, {Incumbent}.] Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. {Re*cum bent*ly}, adv.… …
4Recumbently — Recumbent Re*cum bent ( bet), a. [L. recumbens, entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See {Recumb}, {Incumbent}.] Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. {Re*cum… …
5recumbent — adjective Etymology: Latin recumbent , recumbens, present participle of recumbere to lie down, from re + cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie Date: 1705 1. a. suggestive of repose ; leaning, resting b. lying down 2. representing a… …
6recumbent — adj. [L. recumbere, to lie down] Reclining …
7recumbent — recumbency, recumbence, n. recumbently, adv. /ri kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying down; reclining; leaning. 2. inactive; idle. 3. Zool., Bot. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. n. 4. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.… …
8décombant — décombant, ante (dé kon ban, ban t ) adj. Terme de botanique. Qui, s élevant d abord, retombe ensuite vers la terre. Tige décombante. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. decumbens, de de, et cumbere, dérivé inusité de cubare, être couché (voy. couver). Cumbere… …
9ARICIA — I. ARICIA Latii oppid. post Albnum montem in via Appia, ab Hippolyto Thesei filio conditum; ita dictum ab Aricia, nobili Atticae femina, quam idem fertur adamâsle. In agro Aricino praestantissimi proveniebant porri, de quibus Columella l. 10.… …
10recumbent — re|cum|bent [rıˈkʌmbənt] adj formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of recumbere to lie down ] lying down on your back or side …
