† tractaladj.

Etymology: ? irregularly (for *tractual ) < Latin tractus (see tract n.³) + -al suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

? Intended to protract the time. (Cf. tract n.³ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out

driving1585

tractal1632

wire-drawing1741

lengthening1764

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 82 After tractall discourses, and deepe draughts of Leatick, reason failing, sleepe ouercame his sences.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tractal
释义	† tractaladj. Etymology: ? irregularly (for tractual ) < Latin tractus* (see tract n.³) + -al suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. ? Intended to protract the time. (Cf. tract n.³ 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out driving1585 tractal1632 wire-drawing1741 lengthening1764 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 82 After tractall discourses, and deepe draughts of Leatick, reason failing, sleepe ouercame his sences. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1632
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