Noah Webster
Reflex
RE'FLEX, adjective [Latin reflexus.]
1. Directed back; as a reflex act of the soul, the turning of the intellectual eye inward upon its own actions.
2. Designating the parts of a painting illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.
3. In botany, bent back; reflected.
REFLEX', noun Reflection. [Not used.]
REFLEX', verb transitive
1. To reflect.
2. To bend back; to turn back. [Not used.]