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LNS

obductiō, obductiōnis

obduco

noun (f., 3^rd declension)

a covering, veiling, enveloping
a veiling

Abbreviations

ob-ductio, ōnis, f. obduco, a covering, veiling, enveloping. * In gen.: nubila inimica obductione pendent, Arn. 1, 7.

— In partic., a veiling of criminals before their execution: obductio capitis, Cic. Rab. Perd. 5, 16: capitum, Amm. 14, 7, 21; Vulg. Eccles. 5, 1; 5, 10.