distender en · NOUN
Etymology
From distend + -er.
Meanings
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One who, or that which, distends.
Crinoline was fashionable, even in the country, in those days, and ribs of cane were used before the metallic distenders of dresses came in.
2005, Robert Barr, In the Midst of Alarms, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| distenders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |