reclinatoryt (rekli natori)

torye; ML. rec reclinatorium, a place for reclining, a pillow, Therinne sette his reclynatorye. Lydgate , MS. Soc. Antiq. 134, f. 3. ( Hall i well .) recline (rē-klīn'), v.; pret. and pp. reclined, ppr. reclining. [OF. recliner, F. récliner = Sp. Pg. reclinar = It. reclinare, lean back, Eastward, in long perspective glittering, shine The wood-crowned cliffs that o'er the lake recline . Words worth, Descriptive Sketches. Reclining dial. See dial. =Syn. Recline is always as strong as lean, and generally stronger, indicating a more completely recumbent position, and approaching lie. II. trans . To place at rest in a leaning or recumbent posture; lean or settle down upon something: as, to recline the head on a pillow, or upon one's arm. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden . recline In a shadowy saloon, On silken cushions half reclined , I watch thy grace. Tennyson , Eleänore. recline (re-klin'), a. [ They sat recline On the soft downy bank damask'd with flowers. Milton , P. L., iv. 333. recliner (rē-kli'nėr), n. One who or that which reclines; specifically, a reclining dial.