Webster's Dictionary 1913

1405

Recule (2)

{ Re‐cule″ (r?‐k?l″), Re‐cule″ment (–ment), } n. [F. reculement.] Recoil.

1406

Recumb

Re‐cumb″ (–k?m″), v. i. [L. recumbere; pref. re- back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.] To lean; to recline; to repose. J. Allen (1761).

1407

Recumbence

Re‐cum″bence (r?‐k?m″bens), n. The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.

1408

Recumbency

Re‐cum″ben‐cy (–ben‐s?), n. Recumbence.

1409

Recumbent

Re‐cum″bent (–bet), a. [L. recumbens, -entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See Recumb, Incumbent.] Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hen...

1410

Recuperable

Re‐cu″per‐a‐ble (rē̍‐kū′pẽr‐ȧ‐b'l), a. [Cf.F. récupérable. See Recover.] Recoverable. Sir T. Elyot.

1411

Recuperate

Re‐cu″per‐ate (–?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Recuperated (–?′t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Recuperating.] [L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See Recover to get again.] To recover health; t...

1412

Recuperate (2)

Re‐cu″per‐ate, v. t. To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength.

1413

Recuperation

Re‐cu′per‐a″tion (–ā″shŭn), n. [L. recuperatio: cf. F. récupération.] Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength.

1414

Recuperative

{ Re‐cu″per‐a‐tive (–?‐t?v), Re‐cu″per‐a‐to‐ry (–?‐t?‐r?), } a. [L. recuperativus, recuperatorius.] Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery.

1415

Recuperator

Re‐cu″per‐a′tor (r?‐k?″pp?r‐?′t?r), n. [Cf. L. recuperator a recoverer.] (Steel Manuf.) Same as Regenerator.

1416

Recur

Re‐cur″ (r?‐k?r″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Recurred (–k?rd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Recurring.] [L. recurrere; pref. re- re- + currere to run. See Current.] 1. To come back; to return again...

1417

Recure

Re‐cure″ (r?‐k?r″), v. t. [Cf. Recover.] 1. To arrive at; to reach; to attain. Lydgate.2. To recover; to regain; to repossess.When their powers, impaired through labor long,With...

1418

Recure (2)

Re‐cure″, n. Cure; remedy; recovery.But whom he hite, without recure he dies. Fairfax.

1419

Recureless

Re‐cure″less, a. Incapable of cure. Bp. Hall.

1420

Recurrence

{ Re‐cur″rence (r?‐k?r″rens), Re‐cur″ren‐cy (–ren‐s?), } n. [Cf. F. récurrence.] The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return; resort; recourse.I shall insensibly g...

1421

Recurrent

Re‐cur″rent (–rent), a. [L. recurrens, -entis, p. pr. of recurrere: cf.F. récurrent. See Recur.] 1. Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains.2. (Anat.) Runnin...

1422

Recursant

Re‐cur″sant (r?‐k?r″sant), a. [L. recursans, -antis, p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See Recure.] (Her.) Displayed with the back toward the spectator; — ...

1423

Recursion

Re‐cur″sion (–sh?n), n. [L. recursio. See Recur.] The act of recurring; return. Boyle.

1424

Recurvate

Re‐cur″vate (r?‐k?r″v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot.) Recurved.

1425

Recurvate (2)

Re‐cur″vate (–v?t), v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant.

1426

Recurvation

Re′cur‐va″tion (r?′k?r‐v?″sh?n), n. The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward.

1427

Recurve

Re‐curve″ (r?‐k?rv″), v. t. To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down.

1428

Recurved

Re‐curved″ (r?‐k?rvd″), a. Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals.

1429

Recurviroster

Re‐cur′vi‐ros″ter (r?‐k?r′v?‐r?s″t?r), n. [L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre.] (Zool.) A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.

1430

Recurvirostral

Re‐cur′vi‐ros″tral (–tral), a. [See Recurviroster.] (Zoöl.) Having the beak bent upwards.

1431

Recurvity

Re‐cur″vi‐ty (r?‐k?r″v?‐t?), n. Recurvation.