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The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one. Dunglison.

Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. -- Re*cum"bent*ly, adv.

A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral.

The process of applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored.

Bending or flying back; reflected. "The ray descendent, and the ray reflectent flying with so great a speed." Sir K. Digby.

Implying censure. [Obs.] "What man does not resent an ugly reflexive word" South.

Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade the region of my heart." Shak. Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis. Luke iii. 1.

Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable. Cudworth.

Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent; applicable. Close and relevant arguments have very little hold on the passions. Sydney Smith.

The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay.

A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak.

Implying representation; representative. [R.]

A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again.

Expressing or implying demand. [R.] Harris.

The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness. [Obs.] The snake by restiness and lying still all winter. Holland.

A flying back; resilience. [Obs.] Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string. Bacon.

Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless. Sir K. Digby. He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine, With his huge neck aslant. Cowper.

turn bend, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one above another. -- Return day (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his proceedings. -- Return flue, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts fla…

Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

The backbone. [Obs.] Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone. Holland.