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v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre. ] (Zool.) A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Recurviroster. ] (Zool.) Having the beak bent upwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Recurvation. [ 1913 Webster ]