Definitions for outspreadˌaʊtˈsprɛd; ˈaʊtˌsprɛd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•spreadˌaʊtˈsprɛd; ˈaʊtˌsprɛd(v.; n.)-spread, -spread•ing

  1. (v.i.)to spread or stretch out; extend.

  2. (n.)the act of spreading out.

  3. something that is spread out.

Origin of outspread:

1300–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outspread, spread(adj)

    fully extended in width

    "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"

Wiktionary

  1. outspread(Verb)

    To spread out; expand; extend.

  2. outspread(Adjective)

    extended outward, as one's arms

  3. Origin: From . Cognate with uitspreiden, udsprede, utspridda.


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