splay
verb (used with object)
to spread out, expand, or extend.
had splayed
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past perfectof splay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes it had splayed feet when a gadroon edge had been asked for.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
And at least two of our desks were gone for good, since all of their legs had splayed out.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
