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
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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
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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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