disclosedadj.
/dᵻˈskləʊzd/, U.S. /dᵻˈskloʊzd/ 1. That has been disclosed (in various senses).
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society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective] > disclosed or revealed
disclosea1393
overtc1400
discovered1537
outgrown1549
disclosed1579
uncased1598
unfolded1602
unclasped1609
unbreasted1610
undisguised1671
revealed1827
disburied1835
exhumed1840
unbared1879
1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin viii. 411 They..had bene alwayes carefull in all occasions to augment their dominion, and with a disclosed & open profession to aspire to great things.
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Qq2v Another diuersitie of Methode there is..and that is Enigmaticall and Disclosed . View more context for this quotation
1675 E. Settle Love & Revenge iii. i. 33 You'l have the greater tryal of her Faith By th' greater hate she expresses to your Murd'rer, Which your disclosed Recovery would frustrate.
1713 E. Ward Hist. Grand Rebellion II. 434 He boldly stood, with Eyes disclos'd, His Arms extended, and his Breast expos'd, To nakedly submit to Rebels Law.
1757 Biographia Britannica IV. 2405/2 The disclosed reason was, that [etc.].
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. ii. viii. 153 He..stands disclosed in a sleeve-waistcoat of white flannel.
1891 Echo 7 Dec. 2/7 The defendant..pleaded that he was only an agent for a disclosed principal.
1952 Bull. Atomic Scientists June 136/2 Provision must be made for determining the adequacy of the disclosed information.
1997 Jrnl. Accounting Res. 35 56 The market price incorporates the disclosed estimate.
2. Heraldry. Of a bird (or another winged creature): having its wings spread open and (usually) the wing tips pointing downwards. Now rare.Typically used for birds which are not birds of prey; cf. displayed adj. 2a.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific positions of wings
displayedc1450
overtc1452
splayeda1513
close1513
disclosed1610
lolling1688
extendant1825
lowered?1828
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvi. 183 He beareth Azure, an Harpey with her wings disclosed, her Haire flotant.
1756 A. Collins Peerage of Eng. (ed. 3) II. 19 Supporters. Two wyverns, or, their wings disclosed.
1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 65 The expanded wings..of all birds that are not Birds of Prey, are disclosed.
1894 H. Gough & J. Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry (new ed.) 215 It [sc. an eagle] may be with wings disclosed, i.e. somewhat open, but inverted, and pointing downwards.
1908 A. F. Pimbley Dict. Heraldry 28/1 This term [sc. displayed] is not to be confused with disclosed.
1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry 106/2 Disclosed, of a non-predacious bird when poised in the attitude described as ‘displayed’..when a bird of prey is the charge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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