Ex*panse" , v. t. To expand. [Obs.]
That lies expansed unto the eyes of all.
Sir. T. Browne.
Ex*panse" (?), n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of
expandere. See Expand.]
That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. "The green expanse." Savage.
Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven.
Milton.
The smooth
expanse of crystal lakes.
Pope.
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