bestretched

English

Etymology

Past participle of bestretch, corresponding to bestretch +‎ -ed; or from be- +‎ stretched.

Adjective

bestretched (comparative more bestretched, superlative most bestretched)

1. (rare, often in combination) stretched out or across; extended.
   • 1859, William Bentley Fowle, The Free Speaker:

     A passer-by, who wished to try the wit Of the three gazers, by a lucky hit, Thought of a question, took each man aside, As each his eyes and mouth bestretched so wide, That had they frozen stiff, as well they might, […]

   • 1864, Mrs. J.R. Beckwith, The Winthrops:

     It was impossible to exist in a dressed-up state after ten o'clock in the morning, and occasionally opened doors afforded brief glimpses of indefinite supplies of floor-bestretched beauty not adorned too much.

   • 1890, Walter J. Clutterbuck, The Skipper in Arctic Seas:

     Australian beef and plates, the remnant of our sailors' last feed before they turned into their sail-covered oar-bestretched tent.