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ac-clīno , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to lean on or against something (not before the Aug. period; mostly poet.).
I. Lit.: “se acclinavit in illum,” Ov. M. 5, 72: “latus leoni,” Stat. Silv. 4, 2, 51.—Most freq. in part. pass.: “acclinatus: colla acclinata,” Ov. M. 10, 268; cf.: “terrae acclinatus,” id. ib. 14, 666: “castra tumulo sunt acclinata,” Liv. 44, 3, 6: “maria terris,” Stat. Silv. 5, 4, 5.—
II. Trop., with se, to incline to a thing: “ad causam senatus,” Liv. 4, 48, 9.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.72
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10.268
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.666
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 3
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 48.9
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