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| splay [ splay ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle splayed, present participle splay·ing, 3rd person present singular splays) |
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1. spread something wide and outward: to spread out something such as the fingers or toes, or be spread out
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2. turn something out awkwardly: to turn something outward in an awkward manner
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3. architecture incline sides of opening: to give the sides of an opening in a wall an oblique angle, so that the opening is wider on one side than on the other
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adjective |
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1. spread flat and outward: sloping, turning, or spread flatly and outward
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2. turned awkwardly outward: turned awkwardly outward
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noun (plural splays) |
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architecture incline given to sides of opening: an oblique angle given to the sides of an opening in a wall
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| [14th century. Shortening of display] |
