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| Praetexta | n.; pl. Prætextæ E. Prætextas [ L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Pretext | n. [ F. prétexte, L. praetextum, fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, allege as an excuse; prae before + texere to weave. See Text. ] Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; disguise. [ 1913 Webster ] They suck the blood of those they depend on, under a pretext of service and kindness. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ] With how much or how little pretext of reason. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Pretense; excuse; semblance; disguise; appearance. See Pretense. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Pretexture | n. A pretext. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| | | pretext | (พรี'เทคซฺทฺ) n. ข้อแก้ตัว, ข้ออ้าง |
| | pretext | (n) ข้ออ้าง, ข้อแก้ตัว, มารยา, การทดสอบเบื้องต้น |
| | pretext | ข้ออ้าง, ข้อแก้ตัว [นิติศาสตร์ ๑๑ มี.ค. ๒๕๔๕] |
| | | | | pretext | (n) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason, Syn. stalking-horse |
| | Pretext | n. [ F. prétexte, L. praetextum, fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, allege as an excuse; prae before + texere to weave. See Text. ] Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; disguise. [ 1913 Webster ] They suck the blood of those they depend on, under a pretext of service and kindness. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ] With how much or how little pretext of reason. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Pretense; excuse; semblance; disguise; appearance. See Pretense. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Pretexture | n. A pretext. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | 托词 | [tuō cí, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄘˊ, 托 词 / 託 詞] pretext; excuse; also written 托辭|托辞 #57,899 [Add to Longdo] | | 托辞 | [tuō cí, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄘˊ, 托 辞 / 托 辭] pretext; excuse; also written 託詞|托词 #75,343 [Add to Longdo] | | 假托 | [jiǎ tuō, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄛ, 假 托 / 假 託] pretext; a false pretext #80,865 [Add to Longdo] | | 衅端 | [xìn duān, ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢ, 衅 端 / 釁 端] pretext for a dispute [Add to Longdo] |
| | | 理由 | [りゆう, riyuu] (n) reason; pretext; motive; (P) #445 [Add to Longdo] | | 出し(P);出汁 | [だし(P);ダシ, dashi (P); dashi] (n) (1) (uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp); (2) (出し only) pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man; (P) #1,174 [Add to Longdo] | | 曰く | [いわく, iwaku] (n) (1) pretext; history; past; story; (n-adv) (2) according to ...; ... says #5,074 [Add to Longdo] | | 盾(P);楯 | [たて, tate] (n) shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; (P) #6,577 [Add to Longdo] | | 名目 | [めいもく(P);みょうもく, meimoku (P); myoumoku] (n, adj-no) (1) name; title; appellation; (something) nominal; (2) (under the) pretext (of); pretense; (P) #8,989 [Add to Longdo] | | 因縁 | [いんねん(P);いんえん, innen (P); in'en] (n) (1) { Buddh } hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things); (2) fate; destiny; (3) connection; origin; (4) pretext; (P) #15,303 [Add to Longdo] | | 因縁をつける;因縁を付ける | [いんねんをつける, innenwotsukeru] (exp, v1) to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight [Add to Longdo] | | 仮託 | [かたく, kataku] (n, vs) pretext; pretense; pretence [Add to Longdo] | | 何かと言うと | [なにかというと, nanikatoiuto] (exp) on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat [Add to Longdo] | | 寄える;比える | [よそえる, yosoeru] (v1) (1) (uk) to compare; to liken; (2) to use as a pretext [Add to Longdo] |
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