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tegment rare.|ˈtɛgmənt|
[ad. L. tegmentum: see below.]
A covering, integument. †a. gen. Obs. rare—0. b. = tegmentum (1 and 2).
1656Blount Glossogr., Tegment (tegmentum), a covering, a garment or cloathing. 1888Cassell's Encycl. Dict., Tegment... 1. Anat.: The upper part of the crura cerebri... 2. Bot. (Pl.): The scales of a bud. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 769 Cells, whose axis-cylinder processes pass as root fibres vertically through the tegment and pyramids.
Hence tegmented |ˈtɛgməntɪd| ppl. a., covered as with a roof, roofed over.
1891Cent. Dict. s.v. Teiidæ, A family of..lacertilians,..having supratemporal fossæ not tegmented or roofed over. |