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Retracted

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
  2. 2
    Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.

    "My guess is that he substitutes a schwa sound for the retracted r in final position."

  3. 3
    Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.

    "Pale, retracted, that is, shortened. It is a French term, used when pales are borne cut off, either pendent from the chief, or issuant from the base, which should be particularly noticed in the blazon."

Adjective
  1. 1
    drawn back and in wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of retract form-of, participle, past

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