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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as lying-in.

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Examples

  • Then I took the jacket and pulled my feet up, shifting to a lying-down position.

    The Haunted Jessica Verday 2010

  • When we planned our Easter trip, out of sheer curiosity we decided to book some of the fancier options in overnight train travel: the Schlafwagen (sleeping car) on our way to Budapest, and the Liegewagen (lying-down car?) on our way back from Wien (Vienna).

    Mysteries of the Schlafwagen and Liegewagen, revealed! C N Heidelberg 2008

  • When we planned our Easter trip, out of sheer curiosity we decided to book some of the fancier options in overnight train travel: the Schlafwagen (sleeping car) on our way to Budapest, and the Liegewagen (lying-down car?) on our way back from Wien (Vienna).

    Archive 2008-04-01 C N Heidelberg 2008

  • This last insult by Phil Gramm takes the cake, and rather than take it lying-down, it's time to call it like it is and unmask this soulless jackass - something the right-wing pundits do on an every day basis, albeit with no substantiation or rationale for their remarks that border on criminality and treason.

    Phil Gramm: A disgrace and sad representation of a former US Senator 2008

  • If we discourage the masses, we will have just what we've got: A lying-down mentality and "let it all happen, I can't do anything about it anyway".

    OpEdNews - Diary: Why I quit posting to Opednews and am so mad at those posting here: 2008

  • I had tried using the sling a couple of times in the baby lying-down position.

    » Multitasking Strocel.com 2005

  • I had tried using the sling a couple of times in the baby lying-down position.

    » 2005 » May Strocel.com 2005

  • So it's best to pass your water in a lying-down position.

    Charles McCarry: Old Boys Michael Allen 2005

  • Sleep will definitely do me good, and honestly, my stomach is being evil enough that the lying-down part won't be too bad either.

    jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2003

  • When the fit is over and she is being taken to the hospital, she should be placed in a lying-down position on her side.

    Chapter 11 1995

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