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Definition of Pretexted
1. pretext [v] - See also: pretext
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretexted
Literary usage of Pretexted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1908)
"Pretexted by the Meteorological Office. North Atlantic. US Hydrographie Office.
Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean, March, 1908. ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order with Copious Illustrations by George Crabb (1887)
"if the thing pretexted or ... be received any letter from the king, till the very
minate he pretexted U to the ..."
3. A Catalogue of the Manuscripts, Books, Roman and Other Antiquities Belonging (1839)
"(Pretexted by the tame.) 3.—A Sculpture of the figure of a Roman Soldier with
his bow ... (Pretexted to the Society by the Rev. Henry Wattal, of Newbrough, ..."