The opening of your glory was like that of light.
--Dryden.
2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap;
cleft, or hole.
We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak.
3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for
business. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst
of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper.
And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
--Whittier.
2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
The king opened himself to some of his council, that
he was sorry for the earl's death. --Bacon.
Unto thee have I opened my cause. --Jer. xx. 12.
While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv.
32.
4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or
accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
The English did adventure far for to open the North
parts of America. --Abp. Abbot.
5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open
fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to
open a case in court, or a meeting.
6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton
by separating the fibers.
{To open one's mouth}, {to speak}.
{To open up}, to lay open; to discover; to disclose.
Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views
into the character and condition of our ``bold
peasantry, their country's pride.'' --Prof.
Wilson.