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Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders
A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them
To display; to spread
turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
The rear face of the hearth that slopes toward the front
To spay; to castrate
The outward spread of a member, a surface inclined to a main surface
{f} angle, slope, slant; spread, spread outward
move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees
is a contraction of display (to unfold; Latin, dis-plico) A splay window is one in a V-shape, the external opening being very wide, to admit as much light as possible, but the inner opening being very small A splay-foot is a foot displayed or turned outward A splay-mouth is a wide mouth, like that of a clown
area of abnormal racing of the melt in the mold causing surface blemish Oil in the mold is one cause
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees
A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them
Chamfer, or sloping face
To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc
If things splay or are splayed, their ends are spread out away from each other. He splayed his fingers across his face His fingers splay out in a star shape He was on his stomach, his legs splayed apart. to spread apart widely, or to make things do this, especially parts of the body (display)
is a contraction of display to unfold; Latin, dis-plico A splay window is one in a V-shape, the external opening being very wide, to admit as much light as possible, but the inner opening being very small A splay-foot is a foot displayed or turned outward A splay-mouth is a wide mouth, like that of a clown
Spreading outward, as with chair legs
To dislocate, as a shoulder bone
{i} sloped or beveled surface
silver streaks like marks caused by moisture in material, material degradation, or wiping of the entrapped air on surface of mold
turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"
{s} spread apart, turned outward; awkward, clumsy
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