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That this discumbency at meals was in use in the days of our Saviour, is conceived probable from several speeches of his expressed in that phrase, ...
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... is evident from their custom of discumbency at their meals, which was upon their left side, for so their right hand was free, and ready for all service. ...
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Archive for March 1st, 2009 ... The Greeks and Romans used the custom of discumbency at meals, which was on their left side; for so their right hand was free and ready for service. Brown’s Vulgar Errours ... discumbency-ns...
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DISCU’MBENCY. n.s. [discumbens, Latin.] The act of lean- ing at meat, after the ancient manner. The Greeks and Romans used the custom of discumbency at meals, which was on their left side; for so their right hand was free and ready for service. Brown’s Vulgar Errours ... discumbency-ns...
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1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. ... 2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition. ... [Medieval Latin discurs vus, from Latin discursus, running about; see discourse.]
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1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. ... 2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition. ... [Medieval Latin discurs vus, from Latin discursus, running about; see discourse.]
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Class II. Words Relating to Space ... Section II. Dimensions ... 2. Linear Dimensions...
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disconnection irrelation 19 disjunction 44 discontinuity 70 ... discord disagreement 24 of sound 414 of color 428 dissension 713 ... discumbency 213...
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Home > Library > Literature & Language > Webster 1913 ... [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.;
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