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variance; disagreeing; contrary; different. The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship. Cudworth.

To spread out; to expand. [Obs.] Bailey.

Act of dispanding, or state of being dispanded. [Obs.]

A shovel-like utensil for conveying away dust brushed from the floor.

A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic.

A list of jurors; a panel. [Obs.] Cowell.

Completely armed; panoplied. Tennyson.

A figure by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence; as, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." Phil. iv. 4.

A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter. Gibbs.

Same as Anaphora. Gibbs.

Same as Anadiplosis. Gibbs.

A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: -- O more exceeding love, or law more just Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love! Milton.

The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form; - - considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral condition.

A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say most heroic act!

Growing upon flowers; -- said of certain species of fungi.

A bishop. [Obs.] Milton.

To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. Milton.

Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.

That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. Expanding bit, Expanding drill (Mech.), a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. -- Expanding pulley (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or…

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.