spread-eagleism
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of spread-eagleism
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; spread-eagle + -ism
Example Sentences
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The result shows how far —oh, how very far!—our present intellectuals have departed from the naive spread-eagleism that so shocked the sensibilities of Dickens and Mrs. Trollope.
From Time Magazine Archive
Could Seward learn how to be earnest, precise and clear, without spread-eagleism?
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
At the start, Mr. Seward heeded a little my advice, but finally he could not resist the vanity to display untimely spread-eagleism, and the Orleans are in our service.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
Unnecessary spread-eagleism, and an awful want of any, even diplomatic, tact.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
The admirers of poor argument, of spread-eagleism, and of ignorant quotations stolen from history, make a fuss about Mr. Seward's State papers.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
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