| Obscure (obscure) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Ob*scure" |
| [Compar. Obscurer (?);
superl. Obscurest.] [L. obscurus,
orig., covered; ob- (see Ob-) + a root probably
meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr. sku to
cover: c |
Covered over, shaded, or darkened;
destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
Of or pertaining to darkness or night;
inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired;
remote from observation; unnoticed.
Not noticeable; humble; mean.
Not easily understood; not clear or
legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or
inscription.
Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded;
imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
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| Obscure (obscure) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Ob*scure" |
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To
render obscure] to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide;
to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or
illustrious.
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| Obscure (obscure) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Ob*scure" |
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To conceal
one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
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| Obscure (obscure) |
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| n. | |
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| Ob*scure" |
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