RETRAITS

Noun

retraits

plural of retrait

Anagrams

• attirers, straiter, tarriest

Source: Wiktionary


RETRAIT

Re*trait", n. Etym: [It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See Retract.]

Definition: A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.] Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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