Defn: To recline, as at table. [Obs.] Bailey.
ACCUMBENCY
Ac*cum"ben*cy, n.
Defn: The state of being accumbent or reclining. [R.]
ACCUMBENT
Ac*cum"bent, a.
1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. The Roman.. accumbent posture in eating. Arbuthnot.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another
leaf. Gray.
Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle.
Eaton.
ACCUMBENT
Ac*cum"bent, n.
Defn: One who reclines at table.
ACCUMBER
Ac*cum"ber, v. t.