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Declivous [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

DECLI'VOUS ,

Declivous [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water.

2. To digest by the heat of the stomach; to prepare as food for nourishing the body.

3. To boil in water, for extracting the principles or virtues of a substance.

Declivous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.