spread
verb (used with object)
to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed byout ).
respread
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a word derived from
spread.
Example Sentences
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All the cushions had to be shaken up and replaced, the coverlet respread on her ice-cold feet.
From A Sheaf of Corn by Mary E. Mann
After she had respread the table for breakfast, she went into the room where he lay on a buffalo rug reading by the firelight; and sat down beside him.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Mathew Joseph Holt
In its shelter we respread our bedding, and there, standing, dressed for the night.
From The Mountains by Stewart Edward White
