† ˈstretchen, a. Obs. rare.
[As if strong pa. pple. of stretch v.]
Extended.
| 1642 H. More Song of Soul ii. ii. ii. 15 If stretchen corporeity Longs to the soul, then Augmentation Must likewise thereto appertain. Ibid. iii. ii. 11 For in his instantaneous removes He in them all at once doth fairly shine, Nor that large stretchen space his freenesse can confine. |