† phylacteredadj.
literary. Obsolete.
Having or wearing a phylactery. (In quot. 1738 figurative.)
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1738 M. Green Spleen 19 Who for the spirit hug the spleen, Phylacter'd throughout all their mien.
1851 P. C. Headley Historical & Descr. Sketches 234 The haughty Pharisees swept the pavement with their phylactered robes of ceremonial sanctity.
1869 Harper's Mag. Jan. 205/1 Only men in sweeping Grecian raiment and phylactered purple should move slow and meditative through its [sc. Capitol, Washington] halls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1738