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Webster 1913 Edition
Protective
Pro-tect′ive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
protectif
.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
“ The favor of a protective Providence.” Feltham.
Protective coloring
(Zool.)
, coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf.
Mimicry
. Wallace.
– Protective tariff
(Polit. Econ.)
, a tariff designed to secure protection (see
Protection
, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See Tariff
, and Protection
, 4.Webster 1828 Edition
Protective
PROTECT'IVE
,Adj.