I.to bend or lay backwards, to place, put, or throw a person or thing on the back (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “manus modice supinata,” Quint. 11, 3, 100; 11, 3, 119: “supinata testudo,” Sen. Ep. 121, 9: “miles supinatus humi,” App. M. 9, p. 236; 8, p. 211, 7: “aliquem in terga,” Stat. Th. 6, 789: “equi equitem supinant,” id. ib. 8, 394: “corpora prona supinat (regina),” id. ib. 12, 290: “currum temone erecto,” id. ib. 3, 414: “ante supinatas Aquiloni ostendere glebas,” turned over, ploughed up, Verg. G. 2, 261: “Parnason tauris,” Stat. Th. 7, 347: “nasum nidore supinor,” I turn up my nose, Hor. S. 2, 7, 38: “supinari,” to lie along, extend, Stat. Th. 12, 243: “arcus supinatus,” bent, Manil. 2, 852 (but in Sen. Ben. 2, 13, 2, the correct read. is resupinet).
sŭpīno , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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