spreadedadj.

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 90^v Hard by vs.., there was an Oken tree With spreaded armes [L. patulis..ramis].

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) sig. Fiiij/2 Brode, or, a spreaded bechen tree.

1639 W. Davenant Salmacida Spolia sig. B2^v On the top of this sate Fame with spreaded wings.

1754 J. Hawes Poems, Divine & Moral 17 See how the Ships with spreaded Canvas flies, From Coast to Coast, to the remotest Skies.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 44 With wings outraught, And spreaded tail.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 124 Like a new fledg'd bird that first doth shew His spreaded feathers to the morrow chill.

1868 Eng. Mechanic 30 July 404/2 The looper A spreads the loop of the needle thread, and the threaded looper B enters the spreaded loop of the needle thread.

1915 Lotus Mag. Feb. 237/2 Mixing, when she entertained Antony or other lords of spreaded sail, rare drinks.

1967 Asian Folklore Stud. 26 134 Sitting or standing in a circle, the woman folk with spreaded locks and careless dress, sing these songs.

2001 Epidemiology & Infection 127 498/1 A slow rise was noted, with more spreaded curve, reaching the maximum value later.