decumbentadj.n.

/dɪˈkʌmbənt/

Etymology: < Latin dēcumbent-em, present participle of dēcumbĕre to lie down, < de- prefix 1a + -cumbĕre to lie.

A. adj.

a. Lying down, reclining. Now rare or Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adjective]

lyingc1000

couchant1601

prone1610

jacent1611

decumbent1656

cumbentc1660

recumbent1664

recline1667

procumbent1668

discumbent1693

reclining1748

couched1807

Récamier1904

Madame Récamier1913

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Decumbent, that lyes or sits down; or dyes.

a1692 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. I. 2 (R.) The decumbent portraiture of a woman, resting on a death's head.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. i. 46 The decumbent Posture which is common to Animals in Sleep.

1799 W. Yonge in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 303 The advantage of a decumbent posture.

†b. Lying in bed through illness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > restrained by ill health

bedridc1000

bedridden1340

bedlarc1440

bedrel1513

bed-sickc1550

clinica1631

bedfasta1639

non-surrective1668

decumbent1689

invalided1837

laid1868

to lay aside1879

wheelchaired1938

on the sick1976

1689 G. Harvey Art of curing Dis. by Expectation xv. 114 An elder Brother decumbent of a Continual Fever.

a1732 Atterbury (T.) To deal with..decumbent dying sinners.

2. spec.

a. Botany. Lying or trailing upon the ground, but with the extremity ascending: applied to stems, branches, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping

running1548

spreading1560

flat1578

ramping1578

wandering1590

upcreeping1611

gadding1638

rambling1653

obsequious1657

reptant1657

scansive1657

scansory1657

procumbent1668

repent1669

scandenta1682

supine1686

scrambling1688

creeping1697

sarmentous1721

reptile1727

sarmentose1760

prostrate1773

trailing1785

decumbent1789

travelling1822

vagrant1827

sarmentaceous1830

humifuse1854

sarmentiferous1858

amphibryous1866

humistratous1880

climbing1882

clambering1883

1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 24 This species of Fern..with a decumbent root.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 83 Herbaceous plants, native of sandy plains..and usually decumbent.

1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 249 The fertile flocci were decumbent, probably from the weight of the spores.

b. Natural History. Of hairs or bristles: Lying flat on the surface, instead of growing out at right angles.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiv. 398 The covering of hairs is silky and decumbent.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 645 Short decumbent hairs or bristles.

†B. n.

One lying ill in bed: cf. A. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun] > confined to bed

bedlawerman1419

bedridden1429

bedlarc1440

bedwoman1568

bedrela1572

clinica1626

decumbent1641

discumbent1766

cot-case1897

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 138 When the Christian decumbent growes near to the grave.

1699 ‘P. Misiatrus’ Honour of Gout (1720) 10 He tells the Decumbent a long story of the..Misery of Life.

Derivatives

deˈcumbently adv. in a decumbent manner. (In modern dictionaries.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	decumbent
释义	decumbentadj.n. /dɪˈkʌmbənt/ Etymology: < Latin dēcumbent-em, present participle of dēcumbĕre to lie down, < de- prefix 1a + -cumbĕre to lie. A. adj. 1. a. Lying down, reclining. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adjective] lyingc1000 couchant1601 prone1610 jacent1611 decumbent1656 cumbentc1660 recumbent1664 recline1667 procumbent1668 discumbent1693 reclining1748 couched1807 Récamier1904 Madame Récamier1913 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Decumbent, that lyes or sits down; or dyes. a1692 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. I. 2 (R.) The decumbent portraiture of a woman, resting on a death's head. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. i. 46 The decumbent Posture which is common to Animals in Sleep. 1799 W. Yonge in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 303 The advantage of a decumbent posture. †b. Lying in bed through illness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > restrained by ill health bedridc1000 bedridden1340 bedlarc1440 bedrel1513 bed-sickc1550 clinica1631 bedfasta1639 non-surrective1668 decumbent1689 invalided1837 laid1868 to lay aside1879 wheelchaired1938 on the sick1976 1689 G. Harvey Art of curing Dis. by Expectation xv. 114 An elder Brother decumbent of a Continual Fever. a1732 Atterbury (T.) To deal with..decumbent dying sinners. 2. spec. a. Botany. Lying or trailing upon the ground, but with the extremity ascending: applied to stems, branches, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping running1548 spreading1560 flat1578 ramping1578 wandering1590 upcreeping1611 gadding1638 rambling1653 obsequious1657 reptant1657 scansive1657 scansory1657 procumbent1668 repent1669 scandenta1682 supine1686 scrambling1688 creeping1697 sarmentous1721 reptile1727 sarmentose1760 prostrate1773 trailing1785 decumbent1789 travelling1822 vagrant1827 sarmentaceous1830 humifuse1854 sarmentiferous1858 amphibryous1866 humistratous1880 climbing1882 clambering1883 1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 24 This species of Fern..with a decumbent root. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 83 Herbaceous plants, native of sandy plains..and usually decumbent. 1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 249 The fertile flocci were decumbent, probably from the weight of the spores. b. Natural History. Of hairs or bristles: Lying flat on the surface, instead of growing out at right angles. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiv. 398 The covering of hairs is silky and decumbent. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 645 Short decumbent hairs or bristles. †B. n. One lying ill in bed: cf. A. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun] > confined to bed bedlawerman1419 bedridden1429 bedlarc1440 bedwoman1568 bedrela1572 clinica1626 decumbent1641 discumbent1766 cot-case1897 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 138 When the Christian decumbent growes near to the grave. 1699 ‘P. Misiatrus’ Honour of Gout (1720) 10 He tells the Decumbent a long story of the..Misery of Life. Derivatives deˈcumbently adv. in a decumbent manner. (In modern dictionaries.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1641
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