What is to frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely. [Obs.] called?
pretex — To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely. [Obs.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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