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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
display \display"\, v. t. imp. p. p. displayed; p. pr.
vb. n. displaying. oe. displaien, desplaien, of.
despleier, desploier, f. d'eployer; pref. des- l. dis- +
pleier, ploier, plier, f. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, l.
plicare. see ply, and cf. deploy, splay.
1. to unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to
spread.
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the northern wind his wings did broad display.
--spenser.
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2. mil. to extend the front of a column, bringing it into
line. --farrow.
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3. to spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the
sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
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his statement . . . displays very clearly the actual
condition of the army. --burke.
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4. to make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or
ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to
parade.
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proudly displaying the insignia of their order.
--prescott.
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5. print. to make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
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6. to discover; to descry. obs.
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and from his seat took pleasure to display
the city so adorned with towers. --chapman.
7. computers to output results or data in a visible
manner on the screen of a monitor, crt, or other device.
pjc
syn: to exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand;
flaunt.
1913 webster
see also:
displayed displaying ply deploy splay
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