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† preˈtex, v. Obs. [ad. L. prætexĕre to weave before or in front, to border; to place before as a covering, to cloak, disguise, pretend; f. præ, pre- A. 4 + texĕre to weave.] 1. trans. To put forward as a pretext; to allege as a reason or excuse; to pretend; = pretext v.1545 Joye Exp. Dan. xii. 210 ...
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pretexture
† 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.
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pretextatian
† pretexˈtatian, a. Obs. In 8 præ-. [f. L. prætextāt-us clothed with the toga prætexta (see pretext a.), in ætās prætextāta (Gellius) + -ian.] Of or pertaining to those who wore the prætexta (i.e. to children under seventeen years of age).1716 M. Davies Athen. Brit. II. 355 Children, under the said ...
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pretext
▪ I. pretext, n.1 (ˈpriːtɛkst) [ad. L. prætextus (u-stem) outward display, show, a pretext, f. ppl. stem of prætexĕre: see prec. (or ad. L. prætext-um a pretext, orig. pa. pple. neut. of the same). So F. prétexte (16th c. in Littré). Formerly (until c 1840–50) stressed preˈtext.] That which is put f...
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jookery
joukery, jookery Sc. and north. (ˈdʒukərɪ) In 6 ioukrie, 7 jewkry, 8 jouckry, 9 jookery, joukry, -rey. [f. jouk v.2: see -ery.] Dodging; ‘underhand dealing, trickery’; ‘deceit’ (Jam.).1563 Ressoning betuix Crosraguell & Knox B iij b (Jam.) Keip your promes, and pretex na ioukrie be my Lorde of Cassi...
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