Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A means of concealment; cloak; disguise; pretext.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A pretext.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete pretext

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Examples

  • If I want impasto texture and I'm on a deadline I will pretexture with quick trying priming medium.

    Drying Time in Oil James Gurney 2009

  • I don't know if this would work with oils, as I don't often use them and tend to work with acrylics, but I use to pretexture with tissue paper or newspaper.

    Paint Texture James Gurney 2008

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