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The state of being preternatural; a preternatural condition.

Preternaturalness. [R.] Dr. John Smith.

In a preternatural manner or degree. Bacon.

The quality or state of being preternatural.

Old name of the tense also called preterit.

Old name of the tense also called pluperfect.

Earlier than Tertiary.

The act of carrying past or beyond. [R.] Abp. Potter.

To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely. [Obs.]

reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; disguise. They suck the blood of those they depend on, under a pretext of service and kindness. L'Estrange. With how much or how little pretext of reason. Dr. H. More.

A pretext. [Obs.]

The duct of a pronephros. Haeckel.

Concrete having within its mass a system of strengthening iron or steel supports. = Ferro-concrete.

To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.

Combined with selenium as in a selenide; as, seleniureted hydrogen. [Written also seleniuretted.] [Obsoles.]

Half terete.

Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.] Siliciureted hydrogen. (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]

United with, or containing, carbon in less than the normal proportion. [Written also subcarburetted.] [Obsoles.]

Somewhat terete.

Combined or impregnated with sulphur; sulphurized. [Written also sulphuretted.] Sulphureted hydrogen. (Chem.) See Hydrogen sulphide, under Hydrogen.