display

display
display (v.) late 13c., "unfurl" (a banner, etc.), from O.Fr. desploiir (Mod.Fr. déployer) "unfold, unfasten, spread out" (of knots, sealed letters, etc.), from L. displicare "to scatter," from dis- "un-, apart" (see DIS- (Cf. dis-)) + plicare "to fold" (see PLY (Cf. ply) (v.)). Properly of sails or flags (and unconnected to play); meaning "reveal, exhibit" is late 14c. Related: Displayed; displaying. The noun is from 1580s, "description;" meaning "exhibition" is from 1680s.

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