01 a. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
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Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.“The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating.” — Arbuthnot.
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Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf.(Bot.)“Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle.” — Eaton.