obtected

[Lat. obtect us, pa. par. of obtego =to cover over: ob- over, and tego =to cover.] *I. Ord. Lang.: Protected, encased. II. Entom .: A term applied to a kind of insect metamorphosis, in which the growing wings, antlia. ered by the pupe integument, being lodged in thoracic legs are partially cov rece es on the inner surface, which make corresponding projections on the exterior, where their form and position may be recognized. It characterizes the Lepidoptera. ob-těc-to-, prefix. [OBTECT US.) (See the compound.) IMG:content-0208.png:[blocks in formation] "The fervent desire which I had to obtemper unto your Majestie's commandment."-Hudson: Judith (Dedic.) *õb-těm-për-āte, v.t. [Lat. obtemper at us , pa. par. of obtempero .] To obey; to comply with; to yield obedienco to. *õb-těnd', v . t . [Lat. obtendo =to stretch against or before: ob- against, and ten do to stretch.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition; to put forward. "For a man obtend an empty cloud." Dryden: Virgil's Eneid, x. 126. 2. To pretend; to hold out or put forward as the reason of anything. "Thou dost with lies the throne invade, Obtending heav'n for whate'er ills befall." IMG:content-0209.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To beseech, to supplicate, to conjure; to call upon. "Nay, he obtests the justice of the skies." 2. To beg for; to entreat. B. In trans.: To protest. Savage: Wanderer, v. "We must not bid them good speed, but obtest against them."-Water house.