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pretext
1513, from L.
prætextum
"a pretext," originally neuter pp. of
prætexere
"to disguise, cover," from
præ-
"in front" +
texere
"to weave" (cf.
pull the wool over someone's eyes
); from PIE base
*tek-
"make" (see
texture
).
