What is to burst forth; to fly out with a blast. [Obs.] "The ponderous ball expires." Dryden called?
expire — To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. [Obs.] "The ponderous ball expires." Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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