† preˈtexture Obs. rare—1.
[f. L. prætext-, ppl. stem of prætexĕre (see pretex) + -ure.]
A disguising or cloaking; a pretext.
| 1618 T. Adams Love's Copy Wks. 1862 II. 416 Now we have studied both textures of words and pretextures of manners, to shroud dishonesty. |