v. Obs. rare. [ad. L. explicāre, after the analogy of display. Cf. Fr. esploier.] trans. To unfold, display.
a. 1619. Fotherby, Atheom., II. viii. § 3 (1622), 285.
| Mans minde doth dayly such it selfe explay, | |
| As Gods great Will doth frame it euery day. |
1639. H. Vintener, in Fuller, Holy War (1647), A vij a.
| And o’re the sad ground of the Iewish storie | |
| As light embroiderie explaies its glorie. |
