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Webster 1913 Edition
Expanse
Ex-panse′
,Noun.
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.
Ex-panse′
,Verb.
T.
To expand.
[Obs.]
That lies
expansed
unto the eyes of all. Sir. T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Expanse
EXPANSE
,Noun.
The smooth expanse of crystal lakes.