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Distent

Distent \Dis*tent"\, a. [L. distentus, p. p. See Distend.] Distended. [Poetic]
--Thomson.

Distent

Distent \Dis*tent"\, n. Breadth. [Obs.]
--Sir H. Wotton.

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distent

a. distended n. (context obsolete English) breadth

Usage examples of "distent".

A farmer in a distent field let up his plowing and stared, but he was too far removed for his reaction to be visible.