reclining

recline (rɪˈklaɪn)

—vb
	to rest or cause to rest in a leaning position

[C15: from Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre to lean back, from re- + clīnāre to lean¹]

re'clinable

—*adj*

reclination

—n

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recline

c.1420, from L. reclinare "to bend back, to lean back," from re- "back, against" + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klei-n-, suffixed form of *klei "to lean" (see lean (v.)). Recliner "chair in which one may recline" is attested from 1928.

Example sentences

Both it and a fully reclining back need to be ordered separately and installed on a power wheelchair.

Some cinemas have replaced rows of seats with widely spaced reclining chairs, with tray tables and waiter service.

For starters, each one has a reclining leather chair, plus a full-size bed.

On the wall above my desk hangs a painting of a reclining maiden gazing into a hand mirror that she holds overhead.

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