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Definition of Recule
1. v. i. To recoil.
2. n. Recoil.
Definition of Recule
1. recuile [v RECULED, RECULING, RECULES] - See also: recuile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Recule
Literary usage of Recule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"To recule, p. To retreat ; from the French, reculer. ... and, if we shamefully
recule or cowardly nee, we and all our sequel be destroyed and dishonoured ..."
2. Illustrations of Natural History: Wherein are Exhibited Upwards of Two by Dru Drury (1773)
"The edges of all the wings are plain. I received it from India. I have not feen
it in any author. vive, comme elle recule du corps. ..."
3. The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troy by Raoul Lefèvre (1894)
"... recule and goo a back, 269 K; 37712; 468,,; 57125; recule and go back, 588 a;
... sb. gathering, collection, compilation, 3,; 4,,; recule, 502,; ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Also spelt recule, in the sense 'retreat ;' Eng. Gamer, vii. lid, ... I recule,
I go backe, le recule; Se howe yonder gonne ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"Barke to recule Spn,_ F ç ^ v, „¡ 4? recule,,. A retreat. Proclamation of Henry
Til. To RECURE. To cure again, or recover ; or, simply, to cure. ..."
6. The Life of Wellington: The Restoration of the Martial Power of Great Britain by Herbert Maxwell (1900)
"La garde recule!" cried the men of Allix, Donzelot, ... La garde recule !"
Oh, fatal cry! soon swelling into one still more dreadful—last tocsin of the ..."
7. The Chronicle of Froissart by Jean Froissart (1901)
"... to cause the Frenchmen to recule backe; and secondly, to cause their owne
company also to recule backe to the towne. ..."
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