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† diˈspand, v. Obs.
[ad. L. dispand-ĕre, f. dis- 1 + pandĕre to spread, stretch.]
trans. To spread abroad, to expand.
1656Blount Glossogr., Dispand (dispando), to stretch out or spread abroad. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. Ded., The rayes of your Learning being dispanded. 1669Worlidge Syst. Agric. (1681) 56 This Seed..being cast into its proper Matrix or Menstruum..doth dispand its self, and increase into the form and matter by Nature designed. 1692–1732Coles, Expand, dispand, display. |