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English → English (gcide) Definition: Protective coloring Protective \Pro*tect"ive\, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. “ The favor of a protective Providence.” --Feltham. [1913 Webster] Protective coloring (Zo["o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry. --Wallace. Protective tariff (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to secure protection (see Protection, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See Tariff, and Protection, 4. [1913 Webster]