under (the) umber of (or for), under the cloak or colour of; on pretence of. Obsolete.
单词 | θ126878 |
释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] > under the appearance of (6) under (the) umber of (or for)1423 under (the) umber of (or for), under the cloak or colour of; on pretence of. Obsolete. by colour ofc1425 by colour of: = under (the) colour of at phrases 2c. Also occasionally in the colour of, upon the colour of. Obsolete. under (the) colour ofc1451 under (the) colour of: under pretext or pretence of; under the mask or alleged authority of. Now archaic except as overlapping with sense 7a. under the shadow of1523 under the shadow of: = under colour of, on pretence of. Obsolete. with coloura1593 †under (a) colour: by a pretext or fiction; under a pretence. Also occasionally upon colour, with colour. Obsolete. under the umbrage of1674 In the phrase under the umbrage of. Obsolete. |
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