tract

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1. 1.Something drawn out or extended; expanse. "The deep tract of hell." Milton.
2. 2.A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea. A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrowtract of earth. Addison.
3. 3.Traits; features; lineaments. [Obs.] The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a great weakness. Bacon.
4. 4.The footprint of a wild beast. [Obs.] Dryden.
5. 5.Track; trace. [Obs.] Efface all tract of its traduction. Sir T. Browne. But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon, Leaving no tract behind. Shak.
6. 6.Treatment; exposition. [Obs.] Shak.
7. 7.Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech. [Obs.] Older.
8. 8.Continued or protracted duration; length; extent. "Improved by tract of time." Milton.
9. 9.(R. C. Ch.) Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter;-so called because sung tractim,or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.
10. 10.To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is something drawn out or extended; expanse. "The deep tract of hell." Milton called?
• What is a region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea. A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrowtract of earth. Addison called?
• What is traits; features; lineaments. [Obs.] The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a great weakness. Bacon called?
• What is the footprint of a wild beast. [Obs.] Dryden called?
• What is track; trace. [Obs.] Efface all tract of its traduction. Sir T. Browne. But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon, Leaving no tract behind. Shak called?
• What is continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech. [Obs.] Older called?
• What is continued or protracted duration; length; extent. "Improved by tract of time." Milton called?
• What is to trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson called?