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Definition of Outstretch
1. v. t. To stretch out.
Definition of Outstretch
1. Verb. To extend by stretching ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outstretch
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outstretch
Literary usage of Outstretch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"stretch, outspread; spec, outstretch, mushroom, unfurl, display, dilate, distend,
open. expanse, n. expansion (2m usual than "expanse"), area, stretch, ..."
2. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"His outstretch'd arm the lurking thief withheld, For fixt as fate he knew his
doom was seal'd. Safe in his Monarch's care the Ploughman ..."
3. The History of Ancient Europe: With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and by William Russell (1801)
"... on his flinty bed, outstretch'd he lies, vx-^^/ " Where pointed rock his
tossing carcase wounds ; " There with dismay he strikes beholding eyes, ..."
4. History of English Literature by Hippolyte Taine (1880)
"... Save on the dead long summer days, which make The outstretch* d odian glitter
like a lake. . . . And all was stillness, save the sea-bird's cry, ..."
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