Word Meanings - DISPLAYED - Book Publishers vocabulary database

With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of pray, esp. an eagle. (more info) 1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously.

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• EXHIBITION
  The act of administering a remedy. (more info) 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art,
• EXHIBITIONER
  One who has a pension or allowance granted for support. A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christ's Hospital. G. Eliot.
• EAGLESTONE
  A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aëtites.
• EXPAND
  To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. Dryden.
• EXHIBIT
  A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence. (more info) 1. Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view, as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as, this exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit.
• EAGLEWOOD
  A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum.
• UNFOLDER
  One who, or that which, unfolds.
• UNFOLDMENT
  The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.
• UNFOLD
  1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. 2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or
• EXPANDER
  Anything which causes expansion esp. a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.
• EAGLE-EYED
  Sharp-sighted as an eagle. "Inwardly eagle-eyed." Howell.
• EXHIBITOR
  One who exhibits.
• EAGLE-SIGHTED
  Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak.
• EXHIBITER
  One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge or bill. Shak.
• EAGLET
  A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle.
• EXHIBITIVE
  Serving for exhibition; representative; exhibitory. Norris. -- Ex*hib"it*ive*ly, adv.
• EAGLE-WINGED
  Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an eagle. Shak.
• EXPANDING
  That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. Expanding bit, Expanding drill , a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. -- Expanding pulley , a pulley so
• EAGLESS
  A female or hen eagle. Sherwood.
• EAGLE
  Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle ; the
• BALD EAGLE
  The white-headed eagle of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head. Note: The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States.
• SPREAD-EAGLED
  1. To place in a spread-eagle position, especially as a means of punishment. 2. being in a position with the arms and legs extended fully.
• PORBEAGLE
  A species of shark , about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark.
• WATER EAGLE
  The osprey.
• SPREAD-EAGLE
  Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; defiantly or extravagantly bombastic; as, a spread-eagle orator; a spread-eagle speech.
• RATTLEWINGS
  The golden-eye.
• GIER-EAGLE
  A bird referred to in the Bible as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture .
• BEAGLE
  1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix. 2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.