What is to hold before one; to extend. [Obs.] "His target always over her pretended." Spenser called?
pretend — To hold before one; to extend. [Obs.] "His target always over her pretended." Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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