Retrait

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrait \Re*trait"\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]t"), n. [It. ritratto, fr.
     ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See
     {Retract}.]
     A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.]
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           Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. --Spenser.
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