displayed

English

An eagle displayed, in heraldry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpleɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

displayed

1. simple past and past participle of display

Adjective

displayed (comparative more displayed, superlative most displayed)

1. Spread out; unfurled.
   • 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber, published 2005, page 11:

     They threw him round the displayed roots of the beeches, leapt when a puddle of water lay across the trail.

2. Spread open to view; shown off.
3. (heraldry) With wings unfurled.
4. (typography) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.