a. Bent abruptly downward. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Turned; bent. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Flexed or bent inward. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Bent backward or outward. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn. ] Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Half bent. [ 1913 Webster ]