The M in the same word has its first and last strokessplaying outwardly; a peculiarity seen in many old Roman and Romano-British monuments--as is also the tying together of this letter with the following V.
It had neither parapet nor corner pinnacles to hide the transition from the square to the octagon, nor splaying to make this change less abrupt.
The spire of its fellow on the north can scarcely be called octagonal; it is square, with the angles only slightly cut down, and with slight splaying at its base.
In the left-hand splaying is =Saint Nicaise= between two angels.
The splaying of the doors is adorned with great statues backed up against columns and separated by smaller columns, the capitals of which are connected to a foliate frieze of elegant design.
I need more'n that," Trawley groaned, and he beat the top of his desk with a limp, splaying hand.
It was plain that the man's contortions were not due to the lifting of any tool, for every few seconds a pair of bare, splaying hands would rise above the head, clutch at the air, and slowly descend.
William stared, his mouth falling open, a heavy hand splaying over the cap of his knee.
He was clean-shaven, blue-eyed, and had a fine shock of brown hair through which he was constantly pushing his splaying fingers.
John asked, a look of shame crossing his face as he stood mechanically brushing his coat-sleeve with his big, splaying hand.
His steel trowel rang like a bell as he tossed the red brick like a ball in his strong, splaying hand.
Another way to make an end joint is by bevelled scarfing orsplaying (Fig.
