Boyle, Works, I

61. recurvant (rē-kėrvant), a . [ L.recurvan ( t- ) s , ppr . of recurvare , bend or curve backward, turn back: see recurve .] In her ., of a serpent, coiled up, with the head projecting from the folds; recurvate (re-kėr'vāt), v . t . [ recur vatus , pp . of recurvare , bend backward, curve back: see recurve .] Same as recurve . Imp . Dict . recurvate (re-ker' vat), a . [L.recurv recur vatus , pp.: see recurvate , v.] In bot . and zoöl . , recurved. recur vat i on (re-ker-vā'shon), n. [ recurvate + -ion .] The act or proce of recurving; the state of being curved up or back: opposed to decurvation : as, the recur vat i on of a bird's bill. Also recurvature , recurvity . By a serpentine and trumpet recur vat i on , it [the windpipe] ascendeth again into the neck.