† obducev.
Chiefly Science. Obsolete.
1. transitive. To cover, envelop.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > form or act as covering for
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1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Gg3 This..Plant is..obduced on every side with long, strait..leaves.
1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 118 Cellules..obduc'd with a thin Membrane.
1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 71 A certain Crust..obducing the Cutis.
2. transitive. To draw over as a covering. Only in passive. rare.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > spread or draw over (a thing) as covering for
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to draw abroada1400
to draw over ——a1500
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a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 65 A Cortex that is obduced over the Cutis, as in Elephants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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