† subtectaclen.
Obsolete. rare.
Covering, protection.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence
hornc825
shieldc1200
warranta1272
bergha1325
armour1340
hedge1340
defencec1350
bucklerc1380
protectiona1382
safety1399
targea1400
suretyc1405
wall1412
pavise?a1439
fencec1440
safeguard?c1500
pale?a1525
waretack1542
muniment1546
shrouda1561
bulwark1577
countermure1581
ward1582
prevention1584
armourya1586
fortificationa1586
securitya1586
penthouse1589
palladium1600
guard1609
subtectacle1609
tutament1609
umbrella1609
bastion1615
screena1616
amulet1621
alexikakon1635
breastwork1643
security1643
protectionary1653
sepiment1660
back1680
shadower1691
aegis1760
inoculation1761
buoya1770
propugnaculum1773
panoply1789
armament1793
fascine1793
protective1827
beaver1838
face shield1842
vaccine1861
zariba1885
wolf-platform1906
firebreak1959
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > protective
shoe1387
subtectacle1609
shelterc1660
bell-glass1682
loricationa1706
lorification1730
shoeing1780
rubber sheet1842
facing1852
nose cap1973
1609 J. Davies Holy Roode sig. F4v This is true Faiths intire Subtectacle; Propitiatorie Sacrifice for Sinne: This is God crucifi'd.
1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice f. 3 Th abuse of Men, and Shames Subtectacle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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