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protractare [CL protractus p. ppl. of protrahere+-are; cf. OF portraitier, AN purtreiter] 1 to increase the length of, extend in length. 1228 bailivi predicti prioris injuste ~averunt piscariam illam ad nocumentum ‥ tenementi ipsius Johannis E. Ch. Waltham 234. 2 to draw (geom. figure). pyramides quarum ‥ bases sunt in diversis partibus medii, ut in protraccione figurali manifestum est cuilibet ~anti Bacon II 39. 3 to portray, represent, produce (image): a w. ref. to embroidery); b (w. ref. to work in glass). a 1352 pro vadiis duorum protractatorum ‥ ~antium et operancium super dicto opere [sc. coopertorio supra altare cum pomellis auri, etc.] (KR Ac 392/4) Arch. XXXI 163; pro vadiis duorum protractatorum ‥ ~antium et operancium super factura duorum pencellorum ‥ utroque ‥ cum una pala alba et in dicta pala iij garteria blanca ac etiam vapulat’ per totam campedinem cum aquilis auri (Ib.) Ib.; pro vadiis unius protractatorum [sic; l. protractatoris] ~ant’ et operanc’ super factura duorum pencellorum de sindon’ ‥ utroque ‥ habente in medio unum garterium ‥ cum uno scuto infra idem garterium (Ib.) Ib.. b 1355 magistro Johanni de Chestre ~anti ibidem super diversis protractaturis pro fenestris vitreis ejusdem capelle KR Ac 471/6 m. 3. 4 to cause to increase in duration, prolong, protract. voces ‥ alitum nos ‥ totis pene mensibus estivis ~atam jam ‥ terminare admonent cantilenam Ad. Eyns. Hug. V 15 p. 175. 5 to treat, deal with, carry out (business or legal process). 1283 de ‥ fideli obsequio quod magister A. ‥ in vita sua nobis prestitit ‥, per quod res et negocia ejusdem felicius cupimus ~ari RGasc II 194b; 1311 supplicat dicta universitas quatenus dignemini sibi super his justiciam facere aliquibus discretis in Anglia, ex quo causa hujusmodi pro[p]hana est in curia Romana minime ~anda Collect. Ox. II 223; s1387 convenerunt ad villam Notynghamie pro consilio ~ando dominus rex Ricardus cum certis dominis Chr. Kirkstall 125.

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