There is due from the judge to the advocate, some commendation,
where causes are fair pleaded; especially towards the side which
obtaineth not.
Bacon.
Ob*tain"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being obtained.
Ob*tain"er (?), n. One who obtains.
Ob*tain"ment (?), n. The act or process of obtaining; attainment.
Milton.
Ob*tect"ed (?), a. [L. obtectus, p. p. of obtegere to cover over.] 1.
Covered; protected. [Obs.]
2. (Zoöl.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain
files.
Ob*tem"per (?), v. t. & i. [See Obtemperate.] (Scots Law) To obey (a
judgment or decree).
Ob*tem"per*ate (?), v. t. [L. obtemperare, obtemperatum to obey.] To
obey. [Obs.] Johnson.
Ob*tend" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtended; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtending.]
[L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see
Ob-) + tendere to stretch.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
[Obs.] Dryden.