[splay] vb [ME, short for displayen--more at display] vt (15c) 1: to cause to spread outward
2: to make oblique: bevel ~ vi 1: to extend apart or outward esp. in an awkward manner
2: slope, slant
[2]splay n (ca. 1508) 1: a slope or bevel esp. of the sides of a door or window
2: spread, expansion [3]splay adj (1767) 1: turned outward "~ knees"
2: awkward, ungainly