English Explanatory Dictionary

sepurture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a bird's wings: raised above the back and opened.

Word forms

sepurture

Etymology

Obscure. Early uses are in the phrase in sepurture, suggesting it might have originated as a noun ending in -ure; compare the heraldic use of overture, overt.

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