"retrait" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle French retrait. Doublet of retract, retreat, and ritratto. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|retrait}} Middle French retrait, {{doublet|en|retract|retreat|ritratto}} Doublet of retract, retreat, and ritratto Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retrait (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Retired. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-retrait-en-adj-pfF9I1WA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retrait (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry, rare) Not shown in full, but cut off at point it touches the edge of the shield, an ordinary, etc, as if retreating or withdrawn into that edge, ordinary, etc. (Compare issuant, naissant.) Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-retrait-en-adj-iIRHlsqW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 86 5 3 1 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: retraits [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French retrait. Doublet of retract, retreat, and ritratto. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|retrait}} Middle French retrait, {{doublet|en|retract|retreat|ritratto}} Doublet of retract, retreat, and ritratto Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrait (plural retraits)
  1. (obsolete) A picture or other visual representation. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-retrait-en-noun-K5KnARbX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: retraits [plural]
Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrait (plural retraits)
  1. Obsolete form of retreat. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: retreat
    Sense id: en-retrait-en-noun-MlMoxhqY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: retraits [present, singular, third-person], retraiting [participle, present], retraited [participle, past], retraited [past]
Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrait (third-person singular simple present retraits, present participle retraiting, simple past and past participle retraited)
  1. Obsolete form of retreat. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: retreat
    Sense id: en-retrait-en-verb-MlMoxhqY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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