a. [ Pref. e- out + rostrate. ] (Bot.) Without a beak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. prostratus, p. p. of prosternere to prostrate; pro before, forward + sternere to spread out, throw down. See Stratum. ]
Groveling and prostrate on yon lake of fire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prostrate fall
Before him reverent, and there confess
Humbly our faults. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. [ L. prostratus, p. p. of prosternere to prostrate; pro before, forward + sternere to spread out, throw down. See Stratum. ]
Groveling and prostrate on yon lake of fire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prostrate fall
Before him reverent, and there confess
Humbly our faults. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.