a-spreadadv.
/əˈsprɛd/ Spread out, spread abroad.
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the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out
openc1350
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a-spread1879
1879 R. Browning Ned Bratts in Idyls I. 162 His brown hair burst a-spread.
1881 Academy 3 Sept. 184/1 She threw up both hands, with the thumbs and fingers all aspread.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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