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outspread

outsp·read

uncommon

adjective

1.

fully extended in width

  • “outspread wings”
  • “with arms spread wide”
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Origin

From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).

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