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† inˈvestient, a. Obs.
[ad. L. investient-em, pr. pple. of investīre to invest: see -ent.]
Investing, coating, enveloping, enfolding.
1695Woodward Nat. Hist. Earth v. (1702) 232 Freed from its investient Shell. 1757A. Cooper Distiller iii. xxv. (1760) 186 The Nutmeg..is separated from..its investient Coat the Mace, before it is sent over to us. 1762A. Catcott Treat. Deluge (1768) 291 note, Stones that are worn to a roundness, which was not natural to them,..have never any coat or investient crust. |