outstretchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˈstrɛtʃt/

Forms: see out- prefix and stretched adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, stretched adj.

Etymology: < out- prefix + stretched adj., after outstretch v. or to stretch out (see stretch v.).

1. Esp. of the hands or arms: stretched, held, or reaching out. Also: lying stretched out; extended over an area.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > extended or stretched out

forth-straȝta1382

straight14..

streekingc1425

stented1513

stretched1518

outstretched1535

intended1590

out-stenta1598

exporrected1650

distended1834

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective] > specific part of body

extent1436

outstretched1535

wide1707

outflung1830

outheld1872

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xxi. 5 I my selff will fight agaynst you, with an outstretched [L. extenta] honde.

1578 J. Phillips Commemoration Countis of Lennox sig. Bi^v Yet did this Prince, with his out stretched hand, Prepare to daunt, his foes with bloudy knife.

1581 A. Neville tr. Seneca Œdipus (rev. ed.) iii. i, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 85 Amidst them all, one tree there is with large out stretched armes, Whose roring sound, & craking noyse the lesser woods Icharmes.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Double Marriage iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeee2^v/1 We that have..Laught at the out-stretch'd Arme of Tyranny.

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur iii. 81 The City stands on pure expanded Fields..which wide Prospect yields, O'er all the Gulph, and out-stretcht Vales below.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 298 They call, and aid with out-stretch'd arms implore.

1797 E. H. Smith Edwin & Angelina III. vii. 68 And will thy death..Confer such lasting glory on your names, As to have cast revenge aside, when penitence, With outstretcht arms, implor'd you to forgive?

1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 202 Upon the outstretched wings of the large brazen eagle lay open the Grail.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. lviii. 269 He knelt down beside her outstretched form, and put his lips upon hers.

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 75/2 From tip to tip of its outstretched arms this nightmare of the deep measured 56 feet.

1995 K. O'Riordan Involved 148 If she strained her neck she could..down to the golden..streetlights of the outstretched city.

†2. Distended, enlarged. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > distended

tautc1330

distent?1606

outstretcheda1616

distended1697

stent1789

stodgy1860

bestented-

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. iv. 153 With an out-stretcht throate Ile tell the world aloud What man thou art.

Derivatives

† outstretchedness n. Obsolete rare extension.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > extension or stretching

streekinga1340

stretchingc1375

outstretchinga1387

stretching out1530

splaying1531

extending?1541

outreaching1587

extension1615

outstretchedness1674

protraction1681

exporrection1697

outstretch1828

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 42 For as Gods Eternity is not endless longsomness, so neither is his Immensity unbounded outstretchedness.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 105 This finite world being the All of quantity, and nothing of outstretchedness being beyond it or besides it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outstretched
释义	outstretchedadj. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃt/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˈstrɛtʃt/ Forms: see out- prefix and stretched adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, stretched adj. Etymology: < out- prefix + stretched adj., after outstretch v. or to stretch out (see stretch v.). 1. Esp. of the hands or arms: stretched, held, or reaching out. Also: lying stretched out; extended over an area. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > extended or stretched out forth-straȝta1382 straight14.. streekingc1425 stented1513 stretched1518 outstretched1535 intended1590 out-stenta1598 exporrected1650 distended1834 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective] > specific part of body extent1436 outstretched1535 wide1707 outflung1830 outheld1872 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xxi. 5 I my selff will fight agaynst you, with an outstretched [L. extenta] honde. 1578 J. Phillips Commemoration Countis of Lennox sig. Bi^v Yet did this Prince, with his out stretched hand, Prepare to daunt, his foes with bloudy knife. 1581 A. Neville tr. Seneca Œdipus (rev. ed.) iii. i, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 85 Amidst them all, one tree there is with large out stretched armes, Whose roring sound, & craking noyse the lesser woods Icharmes. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Double Marriage iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeee2^v/1 We that have..Laught at the out-stretch'd Arme of Tyranny. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur iii. 81 The City stands on pure expanded Fields..which wide Prospect yields, O'er all the Gulph, and out-stretcht Vales below. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 298 They call, and aid with out-stretch'd arms implore. 1797 E. H. Smith Edwin & Angelina III. vii. 68 And will thy death..Confer such lasting glory on your names, As to have cast revenge aside, when penitence, With outstretcht arms, implor'd you to forgive? 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 202 Upon the outstretched wings of the large brazen eagle lay open the Grail. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. lviii. 269 He knelt down beside her outstretched form, and put his lips upon hers. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 75/2 From tip to tip of its outstretched arms this nightmare of the deep measured 56 feet. 1995 K. O'Riordan Involved 148 If she strained her neck she could..down to the golden..streetlights of the outstretched city. †2. Distended, enlarged. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > distended tautc1330 distent?1606 outstretcheda1616 distended1697 stent1789 stodgy1860 bestented- a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. iv. 153 With an out-stretcht throate Ile tell the world aloud What man thou art. View more context for this quotation Derivatives † outstretchedness n. Obsolete rare extension. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > extension or stretching streekinga1340 stretchingc1375 outstretchinga1387 stretching out1530 splaying1531 extending?1541 outreaching1587 extension1615 outstretchedness1674 protraction1681 exporrection1697 outstretch1828 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 42 For as Gods Eternity is not endless longsomness, so neither is his Immensity unbounded outstretchedness. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 105 This finite world being the All of quantity, and nothing of outstretchedness being beyond it or besides it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1535
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