discumbency

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• Discumbency — Dis*cum ben*cy, n. [From L. discumbens, p. pr. of discumbere. See {Discubitory}.] The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Horizontality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Horizontality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 horizontality horizontality Sgm: N 1 flatness flatness Sgm: N 1 level level plane Sgm: N 1 stratum stratum &c. 204 Sgm: N 1 dead level dead level …   English dictionary for students