obtendere
1Obtend — Ob*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtending}.] [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see {Ob }) + tendere to stretch.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2 …
2Obtended — Obtend Ob*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtending}.] [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see {Ob }) + tendere to stretch.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913… …
3Obtending — Obtend Ob*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtending}.] [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see {Ob }) + tendere to stretch.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913… …
4LOCUSTAE — Hebr. chagabim dictae; quia, cum turmatim volant, Solis lumini velum videntur obtendere, ab Arab. chagaba, quod velare est, Imo non Solem tantum multitudine suâ obumbrant, sed et Lunam, cum noctu volant, mortalium visui subducunt, Ioël. c. 2. v.… …
5VELUM — I. VELUM an ex volare, an ex vellere, an ex verbo velare? dictum, multiplicem in vita usum habet. Deorum sane simulacra antiquitus obiectô velô abdebantur. Appuleius, l. 11. Metam. Ac dum, Velis candentibus reductis in diversum, Deae venerabilem… …
6couleur — Couleur, Color. Fueille retirant à la couleur d argent, Argenteum folium. Couleur d azur et d eau, Glaucus color. Bonne couleur, Bonus color. Couleur bay, ou bayard, Balius color, Spadix, Badius. Couleur baillet, ou de paille, Heluus color.… …
7couverture — Couverture, Amictus, Obstragulum, Operimentum, Tectum, Tegulum, Tegumen, Tegumentum, Opertorium. Une envelope et couverture, Inuolucrum, Segestre. Couverture de lict, Lodix, Fascia lecti, Stragula. Couverture de tayes et coquilles, comme a une… …
8tendre — Tendre, ou estendre, Tendere, Contendere, Intendere. Tendre au devant, Praepandere, Obtendere, Praetendere. Tendre sa main au devant et taster, Praetentare. Tendre le voile au devant, Obducere velum. Tendre son giron, Expandere sinum. Le tout… …
9obtend — transitive verb Etymology: Latin obtendere to stretch before, draw out, pretend, from ob to, toward + tendere to stretch more at ob , tend 1. obsolete : to offer as a reason : pretend 2 …
10obtension — † obˈtension Obs. rare 0. [n. of action from L. obtendĕre to obtend: cf. extension; the L. form was obtentio.] The action of obtending. in Johnson. (No quotation.) …
