declivous (deklivus)

[L. declivis, sloping (see declivity ), + E. -ous.] Sloping downward; having the character of a declivity; declivate: specifically, in zoöl., said of parts which slope gently downward: as, a declivous me so sternum. Also, rarely, declivitous. decoct (de-kokt'), v. t. [ Holy thistle decocted in clear po et drink was heretofore much used at the beginnings of agues. Boyle, Works, VI. 371. 2. To digest in the stomach. There she decocts , and doth the food prepare; Then she distributes it to every vein; Then she expels what she may fitly spare. Sir J. Davies, Immortal. of Soul. 31. To warm as if by boiling; heat up; excite. Can sodden water, A drench for sur-rein'd jades, their barley-broth, Decoct their cold blood to such valiant heat? Shak., Hen. V., iii. 5. 4. To concoct; devise. What villanie are they decocting now? Marston, Antonio and Mellida, II., iv. 3. decoctt (de-kokt'), a. [ME., decoct us , pp.: see the verb.] Cooked; digested. Barly seede, or puls decoct and colde. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 24. decoctible (de-kok'ti-bl), a. [ decoct + -ible .] That may be boiled or digested.