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Definition of 'tect'

English

Etymology 1

From the (etyl) tecte, from the (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • (obsolete|rare|construed as a past participle) ; (l).
  • Derived terms
    * (l) (obsolete) * (l)

    References

    * “ †?Tect, ppl. a.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of '''' [1st ed., 1919]
    ??†?Tect,''' ''ppl. a.''?''Obs. rare.''?[ad. L. ''tect-us'', pa. pple. of ''teg?re'' to cover.]?Covered, hidden.?(Const. as pa. pple.?See also Tectly.)?So †?'''Te·cted.'''?[¶?'''''c'' 1440''' ''Pallad. on Husb.'' vi. 180 With chaf or fern this boordis do be tecte.?''Ibid.'' viii. 79 The tuppe is chosun fair of altitude, Ywombed side, and tecte in whitest wolle.?'''''c'' 1557''' Abp. Parker ''Ps.'' cxv. 332 Why els no doubt, the Heathen sect, Would say where is their God so tect??'''1657 Tomlinson ''Renou’s Disp.
    459 The shells wherewith they are tected. * “ †tect, ppl. a.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989

    Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) ; see above.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete|rare) A (l).
  • References

    * “ †?Tect, sb.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of ''A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles'' [1st ed., 1919]
    ??†?Tect,''' ''sb.''?''Obs. rare''?—?1.?[ad. L. ''tect-um'' roof, prop. neut. of ''tectus'', pa. pple. ‘covered’: see next.]?A roof.?In comb. '''te·ct-demo·lished''' ''a.'', having the roof demolished, disroofed.?[¶?'''1632 ?Lithgow ''Trav.
    x. 432 Tect-demolished Churches, vnpassable Bridges. * “ †tect, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989