obduce en · VERB
Etymology
From Latin obducere, obductum; ob (see ob-) + ducere (“to lead”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) To cover.
Animal exhibits its Face in the native colour of its Skin but Man; all others are covered with Feathers, or Hair, or a Cortex that is obduced over the Cutis as in Elephants and some sort of Indian Dogs.
1677, Sir Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| obduces | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| obducing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| obduced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| obduced | Tense=Past | lexicographic |