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ˈoutstretched, ppl. a.|-strɛtʃt|
[out- 11.]
1. Stretched out in length or breadth; held forth; extended. Said esp. of the arms.
1535Coverdale Jer. xxi. 5, I my selff will fight agaynst you, with an outstretched honde. Ibid. xxvii. 5 With my greate power & outstretched arme. a1625Fletcher Double Marriage iv. i, We that have..Laught at the out-stretch'd arm of tyranny. 1725Pope Odyss. xii. 298 They call, and aid with out-stretch'd arms implore. 1891T. Hardy Tess (1900) 142/2 He knelt down beside her outstretched form, and put his lips upon hers.
2. Stretched in area or compass; distended.
1603Shakes. Meas. for M. ii. iv. 153 With an out-stretcht throate Ile tell the world aloud What man thou art.
Hence † outˈstretchedness, extension.
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 42 For as Gods Eternity is not endless longsomness, so neither is his Immensity unbounded outstretchedness. Ibid. 34, 105. |