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Accumbent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
One who reclines at table.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. The Roman.. accumbent posture in eating. Arbuthnot.
2. Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. Gray. Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. Eaton.