spleɪ v., n., & adj. --v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by out)
spread (the elbows,
feet, etc.)
out. 2 intr. (of an
aperture or
its sides)
diverge in
shape or
position. 3 tr.
construct (a
window,
doorway, aperture, etc.) so
that it diverges or is wider at
one side of
the wall than the
other. --n. a
surface making an
oblique angle with another, e.g. the splayed side of a window or
embrasure. --adj. 1
wide and flat. 2 turned
outward. øsplay-foot a
broad flat
foot turned outward. splay-footed having
such feet. [ME f. DISPLAY]