cumbent, a.
(ˈkʌmbənt)
[ad. L. -cumbent-em, pr. pple. of -cumbĕre to lie down, used only in comp., accumbĕre, recumbĕre, etc.]
Lying down, in a reclining position: esp. of figures in statuary.
| 1644 Evelyn Diary 12 Nov., Cumbent figures of marble. 1670–98 R. Lassels Voy. Italy I. 129 It represents..St. Joseph in a cumbent posture. 1757 Dyer Fleece i. 84 Too cold the grassy mantle..For cumbent sheep. 1849 Rock Ch. Fathers II. 162 note, The very interesting cumbent figure found..in Rochester Cathedral. |