What does distent mean?
Distent means distended.
Distent
/dɪsˈtɛnt/ · adjective
Meaning
distended.
Definitions by Sense
- distended
- (obsolete) breadth
Example Sentences
Some others were new driven, and distent Into great ingowes
The North-east spends his rage; he now shut up Within his iron cave, the effusive South Warms the wide air, and o'er the void of heaven Breathes the big clouds with vernal showers distent.
[…]shall yet be distended, one fourteenth part longer then the sayd entire Diameter; which addition of distent will conferre much to their Beauty, and detract but little from their Strength
Synonyms for distent
Antonyms for distent
Related Words
Word Forms
- more distent
- most distent
- distents
Usage Notes
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Some others were new driven, and distent Into great ingowes
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