DISTENT

Etymology

Adjective

distent (comparative more distent, superlative most distent)

distended

Noun

distent

(obsolete) breadth

Anagrams

• dentist, stinted

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*tent", a. Etym: [L. distentus, p. p. See Distend.]

Definition: Distended. [Poetic] Thomson.

Dis*tent", n.

Definition: Breadth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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