Definition of span

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Span (v. t.) To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder..

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Filibuster :: Filibuster (n.) A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855..
Bolero :: Bolero (n.) A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it..
Overspan :: Overspan (v. t.) To reach or extend over.
Inca :: Inca (n.) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun..
Gaucho :: Gaucho (n.) One of the native inhabitants of the pampas, of Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle..
Banner :: Banner (n.) Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner..
Jennet :: Jennet (n.) A small Spanish horse; a genet.
Toon :: Toon (n.) The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (Cedrela Toona) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.
Bespangled :: Bespangled (imp. & p. p.) of Bespangl.
Bespangling :: Bespangling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespangl.
Bejewel :: Bejewel (v. t.) To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle.
Spandogs :: Spandogs (n. pl.) A pair of grappling dogs for hoisting logs and timber.
Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..
Spangling :: Spangling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spangl.
Spanpiece :: Spanpiece (n.) The collar of a roof; sparpiece.
Spanker :: Spanker (n.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; -- sometimes called driver. See Illust. under Sail..
Alcayde :: Alcayde (n.) A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly..
Spaniel :: Spaniel (n.) A cringing, fawning person..
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