Re-trāit', n.

n. [O. Fr. retrait, copy of an act; Sp. & Pg. retrato, It. ritratto, a portrait, a likeness, from O. Fr. retraire, Sp. retraer, It. ritrarre, to draw back, to draw, to take a portrait, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back. See RETRACT.] A cast of countenance; a picture. [Obs.] “Whose fair retrait on my shield do bear.” Spenser.