SPREAD-EAGLE


Meaning of SPREAD-EAGLE in English

Function: adjective

Etymology: from the spread eagle on the Great Seal of the U.S.

Date: 1858

: marked by bombast and boastful exaggeration especially of the greatness of the U.S. < spread-eagle oratory>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.