a. [ L. reclinans, p. pr. See Recline. ] Bending or leaning backward. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. reclinatus, p. p. ] (Bot.) Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. réclinaison. ] 1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Dialing) The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Surg.) The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that the front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reclined p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining. ] [ L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline. ] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mother
Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t. ] Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, reclines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: An armchair with a back that can be adjusted to lean backward, and a footrest that can be moved up to support the legs, or folded under the chair when the person is sitting up; the back and footrest are often geared so that they move together, allowing the chair to be conveniently adjusted either for sitting up or for lying back; also called a reclining chair. [ PJC ]

a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). [ 1913 Webster ]