01 a. Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
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Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
Phrases & compounds
Protective coloring —
coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry.
Protective tariff —
a tariff designed to secure protection (see Protection, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See Tariff, and Protection, 4.