Resupine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Resupine \Re`su*pine"\, a. [L. resupinus; pref. re- re- +
     supinus bent backward, supine.]
     Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless. --Sir K. Digby.
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           He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine,


           With his huge neck aslant.               --Cowper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  resupine
       adj : lying face upward [syn: {supine}]