What does discubitory mean?
Discubitory means (obsolete, rare) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete, rare) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.
[…]for Lucullus his discubitory beds were adorned with purple; and himselfe served in dishes of gold and silver[…]
custome by degrees changed their cubiculary beds into discubitory
Hexaclīnon, i. n. a dining room holding six discubitory couches.
Use discubitory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Discubitory means (obsolete, rare) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.
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[…]for Lucullus his discubitory beds were adorned with purple; and himselfe served in dishes of gold and silver[…]
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