reclinev.

Brit.

/rᵻˈklʌɪn/, U.S.

/rəˈklaɪn/,

/riˈklaɪn/

Forms: late Middle English reclyne, 1500s– recline; Scottish pre-1700 reclein, pre-1700 1700s– recline.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French recliner; Latin reclīnāre.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French recliner (French récliner ) to return to (12th cent. in Old French), to rest (the head) (13th cent.), to lean (on) (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), to lean back (c1340), to rest (14th cent.), to put to bed (15th cent.) and its etymon classical Latin reclīnāre to cause to lie back, to lay face upwards, to lay down, rest, to bend or lay back, in post-classical Latin also to lie down, rest (6th cent.) < re- re- prefix + -clīnāre (see decline v.). Compare Old Occitan reclinar (c1300), Catalan reclinar (14th cent.), Spanish reclinar (14th cent.), Italian reclinare (14th cent.).

a. transitive. To cause to lie down or to place in a horizontal position, esp. on the back; to push or cause to lean backwards; to rest (a part of the body, esp. the head) in this way. Also figurative. Formerly frequently reflexive.Sometimes distinguished from incline (as in quot. 1578).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (transitive)]

sletch?a1400

recline?a1425

detend1930

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (transitive)]

stretchc900

recline?a1425

recline1615

the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline [verb (transitive)] > cause to lean over > backwards

recline1792

back1833

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 76^v (MED) Be þe sike volued and reuolued & reclyned vpon þe wonde.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. 402 (MED) The Grekish sheep..In housis fedde [ar], rather then pasture; And hem on bored plankis they reclyne [L. insternere].

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 204 (MED) The sonne of man haþe not wer he may reclyne or enbowe his hede.

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 19 By meanes of which Articulation, the Head is now inclined, and now reclined.

a1667 A. Cowley tr. Horace Epodes ii, in Wks. (1668) 108 With how much joy do's he..His careless head on the fresh Green recline.

1682 J. Dryden Medall 20 Our wild Labours, wearied into Rest, Reclin'd us on a rightfull Monarch's Breast.

1761 C. Churchill Night 6 The homely bed, Where virtue, self-approv'd, reclines her head.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 182 Reclining himself under the shade of an oak.

1792 Sequel Adventures Munchausen ix. 159 Both the warring champions..'neath their feet reclined their weapons.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby ii. 57 Each huge trunk that..Reclines him o'er the darksome tide.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xxiii. 311 Lucetta had reclined herself, and she was looking dreamily through her fingers.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 516 She reclines her head, sighing.

1972 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 The backrest cannot be reclined.

2005 J. Stover Island Dream 76 His hands were clenching the steering wheel as he reclined his head back on the headrest.

b. intransitive. Of a person or a part of the body: to assume a horizontal or leaning position, esp. in resting; to lie back or repose on or upon something. Also (of inanimate things): to lean over or to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (intransitive)]

leanc950

resteOE

liec1000

to be laidc1175

layc1300

to lie along1530

recline1578

to horizontalize it1843

recumb1906

cwtch1921

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (intransitive)] > on or upon something

recline1697

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 21 Onely the xij. of the brest..hath the transuerse Processes deuided, the one declinyng downwardes, and the other reclinyng vpwardes.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. K6 Hill upon hill, Ossa upon Olympus doth recline.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 481 His snowy Neck reclines [L. recumbit] upon his Breast.

1717 A. Pope Wks. 398 The darksom pines that o'er yon' rocks reclin'd Wave high, and murmur to the hollow wind.

1742 A. Pope New Dunciad 20 Soft on her lap her Laureat son reclines.

1793 W. Wordsworth Descr. Sketches 278 The wood-crowned cliffs that o'er the lake recline.

1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 186 The stream to which they [sc. fossil trees] reclined, must have flowed from nearly north-east to south-west.

1888 H. James Aspern Papers vi. 73 She reclined, receptive, on the deep leather cushions.

1924 M. Baring C xiii. 151 Madame Orioli reclined on one of the divans, smoking little yellow cigarettes.

1988 L. Ellmann Sweet Desserts 51 So he went off to get the mat. He laid it down and told me to recline on it.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 July v. 2/5 Guests recline on elevated platforms and are painted with volcanic mud.

c. transitive (in passive). To have adopted or been placed in a reclining posture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (transitive)]

stretchc900

recline?a1425

recline1615

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια xiii. xxxiii. 997 It is long and reaching vpward reclined also obliquely inward, least the thighes motion should haue beene hindered.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 100 On his right Shoulder his thick Mane reclin'd [L. recumbit], Ruffles at speed.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. ii. 16 Their Heads were all reclined either to the Right, or the Left.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 302 Thus oft, reclined at ease, I lose an hour At evening.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna xii. xviii. 259 Cythna sate reclined Beside me.

1885 Mag. Art Sept. 443/1 The great god Pan reclined on moss-covered stones And fluting to the attentive Dryads.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 622 Reclined against the area railings he perceived through the transparent kitchen panes a man regulating a gasflame.

1993 Harper's Mag. May 54 Try repeating it, eyes closed, reclined perhaps, in a Wiener Werkstätte sofa, desolately sipping weak herbal tea.

†2.

a. intransitive. To return or have a tendency to return to a previous condition or state. Also with towards, onto. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)]

wryc888

driveOE

drawc1175

rine?c1225

soundc1374

tendc1374

lean1398

clinea1400

movec1450

turnc1450

recline?a1475

covet1520

intend?1521

extenda1533

decline?1541

bow1562

bend1567

follow1572

inflecta1575

incline1584

warpa1592

to draw near1597

squint1599

nod1600

propend1605

looka1616

verge1664

gravitate1673

set1778

slant1850

trend1863

tilt1967

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 132 (MED) Snow on to watyr doth evyr more reclyne.

1586 in A. Hay Est. Sc. Nobility (1873) 49 These may make soom doubt..of the K. reclining towards that state whearin thinges wear before.

1616 R. Betts tr. King James VI & I Remonstr. Right of Kings 271 Their motions are contrary, their markes are opposite. The one reclineth from euil to good, the other declineth from good to euill.

1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino Introd. p. vi She still Reclines to the first State she loves.

b. transitive. To turn aside or divert. Also: to turn (a person) from something. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1615 J. Day Festivals 233 The Authoritie of a Father commanding that which is not to bee done, must rather bee reclined, then resisted, and the Evill that he commandeth, must bee relinquished rather, then reiected.

a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) Concl. They would utterly recline and avert our nature from it.

†3. transitive. To bend or turn (one's ear). Also intransitive. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xli. f. 124^v The Lorde, whiche reclined his eare, to euery triflyng reporte, and credited the woordes of euery whistlyng pickethanke.

1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 127^v Recline thy listning eare to mee a space Doe stay thy ship & hearken what I saye.

1754 T. Blacklock Poems Several Occasions 157 To thy groans No gen'rous ear reclin'd.

4. intransitive. Of a plane, esp. that of a sundial: to slope backwards from the vertical. Cf. reclination n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > used in dialling > [verb (intransitive)]

incline1593

recline1593

1593 T. Fale Horologiographia f. 4 If the plat standeth not upright, but maketh an obtuse or blunt angle with the Horizon, it is said to recline.

1614 E. Wright Short Treat. Dialling ii. sig. B2^v Holding the Clinatory as before; if..either of the neither corners onely touch it, it is reclining: if either of the vpper corners onely touch it, it is inclining.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 706 Suppose a direct West Plain, should recline from the Zenith towards the Horizon 35 deg.

1797 Encycl. Brit. V. 788/1 If the plane..be made to incline, or recline, any given number of degrees, the hour-circles of the sphere will still cut the edge of the plane.

1981 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 101 110 It may be tilted ten degrees to the south and will then work perfectly well in its new latitude as a so-called direct south dial reclining 80° from the vertical.

†5. intransitive. To fall backwards or down. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1774 O. Goldsmith Captivity iii, in Misc. Wks. (1820) II. 467 See yonder tower just nodding to the fall:..And now behold the battlements recline.

†6. Military.

a. intransitive. Of a body of troops: to retreat. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (intransitive)] > retreat

withdraw1297

recoilc1330

faila1400

rere?a1400

give way1413

ruse?a1425

retreata1460

to leave place1487

wandis1487

settle1513

retire1533

retrace1539

dismarch1596

to come off1600

to fall back1602

retraicta1604

give grounda1616

recline1789

exfiltrate1980

1789 T. Holcroft tr. Frederick II Hist. Seven Years War in Posthumous Wks. Frederick II III. ii. xii. 143 A line of infantry was formed to charge, but they reclined toward their army.

b. intransitive. Of one extremity of an army: to be drawn up before; to rest upon a place. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire I. vii. 321 His rear reclined upon the river, and he communicated with the further bank by a bridge.

7. intransitive. Of a seat: to allow of being adjusted backwards to a horizontal or angled position.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [verb (intransitive)] > admit mechanical inclination

recline1938

1938 Railway Age 13 Aug. 251/1 All of the seats recline, including those in the extreme rear.

1947 Railway Age 75 Each seat reclines to nine positions.

1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 24 Oct. 3/2 The company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of upholstered furniture, principally medium priced chairs that recline.

2005 Wine Internat. Jan. (Austral. Life Suppl.) 23/1 (advt.) Electronically adjustable sleeper seat with a wide range of positions that reclines to a 6′6″ flatbed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	recline
释义	reclinen. Brit. /rᵻˈklʌɪn/, U.S. /rəˈklaɪn/, /riˈklaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: recline v. Etymology: < recline v. 1. A reclining posture. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun] > reclining posture lying1647 recline1753 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty xvii. 229 Holding the head erect is but occasionally right; a proper recline of it may be as graceful. 1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) v. 529 From recline erecting her fine front. 1882 G. W. Cable Dr. Sevier (1884) I. x. 69 He drew partly up from his half recline. 1992 O. Bicos Santana Rose 364 The easy recline against the upholstery tightened into coiled anticipation as he leaned forward. 2. An angle at which a seat, etc., reclines. Also: the capacity to recline. ΚΠ 1945 Commerc. Aviation Oct. 56/1 Seat backs are adjustable from a vertical position to a recline of 38 degrees. 1982 Time (Internat. ed.) 29 Nov. 39 (advt.) Lots of recline and plenty of leg-room. 1992 Disability Now May 2 (advt.) Should your child need a nap, the back has extra recline. 2007 N.Y. Mag. 14 May 60/1 Seats are newly upholstered with a pleasant recline. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † reclineadj. Forms: 1600s recline, 1800s recline'. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin reclīnis. Etymology: < classical Latin reclīnis reclining < reclīnāre recline v.In quot. 1834 perhaps an alteration of reclined adj. for purposes of rhyme. Obsolete. rare. Recumbent, reclining. 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 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 333 Fruits which the compliant boughes Yeilded them, side-long as they sat recline On the soft downie Bank. View more context for this quotation 1834 W. S. Landor in Athenæum 4 Jan. 670 The bright and blessed throng, Whom—on her arm recline', The beauteous Proserpine..surveys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). reclinev. Brit. /rᵻˈklʌɪn/, U.S. /rəˈklaɪn/, /riˈklaɪn/ Forms: late Middle English reclyne, 1500s– recline; Scottish pre-1700 reclein, pre-1700 1700s– recline. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French recliner; Latin reclīnāre. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French recliner (French récliner ) to return to (12th cent. in Old French), to rest (the head) (13th cent.), to lean (on) (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), to lean back (c1340), to rest (14th cent.), to put to bed (15th cent.) and its etymon classical Latin reclīnāre to cause to lie back, to lay face upwards, to lay down, rest, to bend or lay back, in post-classical Latin also to lie down, rest (6th cent.) < re- re- prefix + -clīnāre (see decline v.). Compare Old Occitan reclinar (c1300), Catalan reclinar (14th cent.), Spanish reclinar (14th cent.), Italian reclinare (14th cent.). 1. a. transitive. To cause to lie down or to place in a horizontal position, esp. on the back; to push or cause to lean backwards; to rest (a part of the body, esp. the head) in this way. Also figurative. Formerly frequently reflexive.Sometimes distinguished from incline (as in quot. 1578). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (transitive)] sletch?a1400 recline?a1425 detend1930 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (transitive)] stretchc900 recline?a1425 recline1615 the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline [verb (transitive)] > cause to lean over > backwards recline1792 back1833 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 76^v (MED) Be þe sike volued and reuolued & reclyned vpon þe wonde. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. 402 (MED) The Grekish sheep..In housis fedde [ar], rather then pasture; And hem on bored plankis they reclyne [L. insternere]. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 204 (MED) The sonne of man haþe not wer he may reclyne or enbowe his hede. 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 19 By meanes of which Articulation, the Head is now inclined, and now reclined. a1667 A. Cowley tr. Horace Epodes ii, in Wks. (1668) 108 With how much joy do's he..His careless head on the fresh Green recline. 1682 J. Dryden Medall 20 Our wild Labours, wearied into Rest, Reclin'd us on a rightfull Monarch's Breast. 1761 C. Churchill Night 6 The homely bed, Where virtue, self-approv'd, reclines her head. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 182 Reclining himself under the shade of an oak. 1792 Sequel Adventures Munchausen ix. 159 Both the warring champions..'neath their feet reclined their weapons. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby ii. 57 Each huge trunk that..Reclines him o'er the darksome tide. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xxiii. 311 Lucetta had reclined herself, and she was looking dreamily through her fingers. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 516 She reclines her head, sighing. 1972 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 The backrest cannot be reclined. 2005 J. Stover Island Dream 76 His hands were clenching the steering wheel as he reclined his head back on the headrest. b. intransitive. Of a person or a part of the body: to assume a horizontal or leaning position, esp. in resting; to lie back or repose on or upon something. Also (of inanimate things): to lean over or to. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (intransitive)] leanc950 resteOE liec1000 to be laidc1175 layc1300 to lie along1530 recline1578 to horizontalize it1843 recumb1906 cwtch1921 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (intransitive)] > on or upon something recline1697 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 21 Onely the xij. of the brest..hath the transuerse Processes deuided, the one declinyng downwardes, and the other reclinyng vpwardes. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. K6 Hill upon hill, Ossa upon Olympus doth recline. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 481 His snowy Neck reclines [L. recumbit] upon his Breast. 1717 A. Pope Wks. 398 The darksom pines that o'er yon' rocks reclin'd Wave high, and murmur to the hollow wind. 1742 A. Pope New Dunciad 20 Soft on her lap her Laureat son reclines. 1793 W. Wordsworth Descr. Sketches 278 The wood-crowned cliffs that o'er the lake recline. 1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 186 The stream to which they [sc. fossil trees] reclined, must have flowed from nearly north-east to south-west. 1888 H. James Aspern Papers vi. 73 She reclined, receptive, on the deep leather cushions. 1924 M. Baring C xiii. 151 Madame Orioli reclined on one of the divans, smoking little yellow cigarettes. 1988 L. Ellmann Sweet Desserts 51 So he went off to get the mat. He laid it down and told me to recline on it. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 July v. 2/5 Guests recline on elevated platforms and are painted with volcanic mud. c. transitive (in passive). To have adopted or been placed in a reclining posture. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (transitive)] stretchc900 recline?a1425 recline1615 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια xiii. xxxiii. 997 It is long and reaching vpward reclined also obliquely inward, least the thighes motion should haue beene hindered. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 100 On his right Shoulder his thick Mane reclin'd [L. recumbit], Ruffles at speed. View more context for this quotation 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. ii. 16 Their Heads were all reclined either to the Right, or the Left. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 302 Thus oft, reclined at ease, I lose an hour At evening. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna xii. xviii. 259 Cythna sate reclined Beside me. 1885 Mag. Art Sept. 443/1 The great god Pan reclined on moss-covered stones And fluting to the attentive Dryads. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 622 Reclined against the area railings he perceived through the transparent kitchen panes a man regulating a gasflame. 1993 Harper's Mag. May 54 Try repeating it, eyes closed, reclined perhaps, in a Wiener Werkstätte sofa, desolately sipping weak herbal tea. †2. a. intransitive. To return or have a tendency to return to a previous condition or state. Also with towards, onto. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] wryc888 driveOE drawc1175 rine?c1225 soundc1374 tendc1374 lean1398 clinea1400 movec1450 turnc1450 recline?a1475 covet1520 intend?1521 extenda1533 decline?1541 bow1562 bend1567 follow1572 inflecta1575 incline1584 warpa1592 to draw near1597 squint1599 nod1600 propend1605 looka1616 verge1664 gravitate1673 set1778 slant1850 trend1863 tilt1967 ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 132 (MED) Snow on to watyr doth evyr more reclyne. 1586 in A. Hay Est. Sc. Nobility (1873) 49 These may make soom doubt..of the K. reclining towards that state whearin thinges wear before. 1616 R. Betts tr. King James VI & I Remonstr. Right of Kings 271 Their motions are contrary, their markes are opposite. The one reclineth from euil to good, the other declineth from good to euill. 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino Introd. p. vi She still Reclines to the first State she loves. b. transitive. To turn aside or divert. Also: to turn (a person) from something. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1615 J. Day Festivals 233 The Authoritie of a Father commanding that which is not to bee done, must rather bee reclined, then resisted, and the Evill that he commandeth, must bee relinquished rather, then reiected. a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) Concl. They would utterly recline and avert our nature from it. †3. transitive. To bend or turn (one's ear). Also intransitive. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xli. f. 124^v The Lorde, whiche reclined his eare, to euery triflyng reporte, and credited the woordes of euery whistlyng pickethanke. 1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 127^v Recline thy listning eare to mee a space Doe stay thy ship & hearken what I saye. 1754 T. Blacklock Poems Several Occasions 157 To thy groans No gen'rous ear reclin'd. 4. intransitive. Of a plane, esp. that of a sundial: to slope backwards from the vertical. Cf. reclination n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > used in dialling > [verb (intransitive)] incline1593 recline1593 1593 T. Fale Horologiographia f. 4 If the plat standeth not upright, but maketh an obtuse or blunt angle with the Horizon, it is said to recline. 1614 E. Wright Short Treat. Dialling ii. sig. B2^v Holding the Clinatory as before; if..either of the neither corners onely touch it, it is reclining: if either of the vpper corners onely touch it, it is inclining. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 706 Suppose a direct West Plain, should recline from the Zenith towards the Horizon 35 deg. 1797 Encycl. Brit. V. 788/1 If the plane..be made to incline, or recline, any given number of degrees, the hour-circles of the sphere will still cut the edge of the plane. 1981 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 101 110 It may be tilted ten degrees to the south and will then work perfectly well in its new latitude as a so-called direct south dial reclining 80° from the vertical. †5. intransitive. To fall backwards or down. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1774 O. Goldsmith Captivity iii, in Misc. Wks. (1820) II. 467 See yonder tower just nodding to the fall:..And now behold the battlements recline. †6. Military. a. intransitive. Of a body of troops: to retreat. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (intransitive)] > retreat withdraw1297 recoilc1330 faila1400 rere?a1400 give way1413 ruse?a1425 retreata1460 to leave place1487 wandis1487 settle1513 retire1533 retrace1539 dismarch1596 to come off1600 to fall back1602 retraicta1604 give grounda1616 recline1789 exfiltrate1980 1789 T. Holcroft tr. Frederick II Hist. Seven Years War in Posthumous Wks. Frederick II III. ii. xii. 143 A line of infantry was formed to charge, but they reclined toward their army. b. intransitive. Of one extremity of an army: to be drawn up before; to rest upon a place. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire I. vii. 321 His rear reclined upon the river, and he communicated with the further bank by a bridge. 7. intransitive. Of a seat: to allow of being adjusted backwards to a horizontal or angled position. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [verb (intransitive)] > admit mechanical inclination recline1938 1938 Railway Age 13 Aug. 251/1 All of the seats recline, including those in the extreme rear. 1947 Railway Age 75 Each seat reclines to nine positions. 1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 24 Oct. 3/2 The company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of upholstered furniture, principally medium priced chairs that recline. 2005 Wine Internat. Jan. (Austral. Life Suppl.) 23/1 (advt.) Electronically adjustable sleeper seat with a wide range of positions that reclines to a 6′6″ flatbed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1753adj.1667v.?a1425
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reclinen.

† reclineadj.

reclinev.