Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a splay form; splay.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
splay .
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Examples
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How seriously hard was it to convey to Mr. Ball that you were anonymous and actually didn't have to have your name splayed all over everything you do or say?
Showtime at the Apollo: Rock Racing Comes to Harlem BikeSnobNYC 2008
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So you can understand why I was intrigued when I saw this phrase splayed in bright green and yellow letters across a young sweatpants-clad butt.
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His description recalls the splayed skeleton found β or fabricated β by
Shelley's Pod People 2005
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The new king, who was black, was much the quicker, and his horns were splayed, which is always bad, for such bulls will gore sideways instead of tossing.
The King Must Die Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1958
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So, was the man really "splayed" on Novak's windshield? doubtful.
"Morally speaking, what [Bob] Novak was doing here is no better than walking down a crowded street with his handgun, firing off .22 rounds at random." Ann Althouse 2008
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It's an avenue to explore, because the "splayed" pedestrian had only minor injuries.
"Morally speaking, what [Bob] Novak was doing here is no better than walking down a crowded street with his handgun, firing off .22 rounds at random." Ann Althouse 2008
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I have no doubt that if the situation were factionaly inverse, you would see the persons name splayed across every Liberal blog website on the βNet.
Think Progress » Pajamas Media, Instapundit Facilitate Outing Of Foley Victim 2006
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"splayed" to describe how R2-D2's internal mechanisms would be removed and exhibited across an examining table.
EclipseMagazine 2009
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"splayed" to describe how R2-D2's internal mechanisms would be removed and exhibited across an examining table.
EclipseMagazine 2009
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"splayed" to describe how R2-D2's internal mechanisms would be removed and exhibited across an examining table.
unknown title 2008
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