a.
Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. →
n.
One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of men. →
n.
A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables. →
n.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent. →
a.
Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past. →