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leant
(encz) | leant,nakloněný Jaroslav Šedivý |
Leant
(gcide) | Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaned (l[=e]nd),
sometimes Leant (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. Leaning.] [OE.
lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,
D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,
Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.
Declivity, Climax, Incline, Ladder.]
1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
leaned out at the window; a leaning column. "He leant
forward." --Dickens.
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2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
with to, toward, etc.
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They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
--Spenser.
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3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
with on, upon, or against.
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He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
--Tennyson.
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leanto
(mass) | lean-to
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cleanthes
(encz) | Cleanthes, |
leant
(encz) | leant,nakloněný Jaroslav Šedivý |
Clean-timbered
(gcide) | Clean-timbered \Clean"-tim`bered\, a.
Well-proportioned; symmetrical. [Poetic] --Shak.
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Lean-to
(gcide) | Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, a. (Arch.)
Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.
[1913 Webster]Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n.
1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall
of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; --
called also penthouse, and to-fall.
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The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all
round this inner apartment. --De Foe.
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2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to
roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a
tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the
ground.
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cleanthes
(wn) | Cleanthes
n 1: ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as
the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC) |
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