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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Prĕs'en-tiăl'i-ty, n. p. 1031The state of being actually present. [Obs.] South.Prē-sĕn’tial-ly, adv. p. 1031In a way which supposes actual presence. [Obs.] Henry More.Pre-sĕn'ti-āte, v. t. p. 1031To make present. [Obs.] Grew.Pre-sĕn’tient, a. p. 1031Perceiving beforehand.Prĕs'en-tĭf'ie or Prĕs'en-tĭf'ie-al, a. p. 1031Making present. [Obs.]Prĕs/en-tif'ic-ly, adv. p. 1031In such a manner as to make present. [Obs.] Henry More.Pre-sĕnt'i-ment, n. p. 1031Previous conception, sentiment, or opinion; previous apprehension. Butler. 2. Especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something about to happen, particularly of something unpleasant or…Pre-sĕnt'i-mĕnt'al, a. p. 1031Relating to, or in the nature of, a presentiment; foreboding. [R.] Coleridge.Pre-sĕn’tion, n. p. 1031The same as PRESENSION. [Obs.]Prĕs'ent-ly, adv. p. 1031At present; at this time; now. [Obs.] The towns and forts you presently have. Sidney. 2. At once; without delay; instantly; or, more often, soon; before long; after a little time; by and by. I will…Pre-sĕnt'ment, n. p. 1031The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. “The heels of my presentment.” Shak. 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. Power to…Prĕs'ent-ness, n. p. 1031The quality of being present; presence. “Presentness of mind in danger.” [Obs.] Clarendon.Presentoir, n. p. 1031An ornamental cup, very shallow, and having a tall, slender, enriched stem. Fairholt.Pre-sĕrv'a-ble, a. p. 1031Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation.Prĕs'er-vā'tion, n. p. 1031The act of preserving or keeping safe; the state of being preserved or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; as, preservation of life or health; the preservation of buildings from fire…Pre-sẽrv'a-tive, a. p. 1031Having the power or quality of preserving or keeping safe from injury, destruction, or decay; tending to preserve.Pre-sẽrv'a-tive, n. p. 1031That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; that which tends to secure from injury, destruction, decay, or corruption; a preventive of injury or decay. It hath been anciently in use to wear…Pre-sẽrv'a-to-ry, a. p. 1031Having the power or a tendency to preserve; preservative.Pre-sẽrv'a-to-ry, n. p. 1031That which has the power of preserving; a preservative. Whitlock.Pre-sẽrve', v. t. p. 1031To keep or save from injury or destruction; to defend from evil, harm, danger, or the like; to keep; to guard. Now good angels preserve the king. Shak. 2. To save from decay by the use of some…Pre-sĕrve', n. p. 1032That which is preserved; fruit, or the like, seasoned and kept by suitable preparation. 2. A place for the shelter or preservation of animals designed for sport or food, as game, fish, or the like.Pre-sĕr'ver, n. p. 1032One who, or that which, preserves; one who saves or defends from destruction or evil. “Camillo, preserver of my father.” Shak. 2. One who makes preserves of fruits.Pré-shōw', v. t. p. 1032To show beforehand; to foreshow.Pre-side', v. i. p. 1032To be set for the exercise of authority; to occupy the place of ruler, moderator, principal director, or the like; to direct, control, and govern, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public…Prĕs'i-dençe, n. p. 1032The same as PRESIDENCY.Prĕs'i-den-cy, n. p. 1032The act or condition of one who presides; superintendence; inspection and care. Ray. 2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency of the United States by a unanimous vote…Pres'i-dent, a. p. 1032Occupying the first rank or chief place; having authority; presiding. [Rare.] His angels president In every province. Milton.Prĕs'i-dent, n. p. 1032One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer; a chief authority; a superintendent; as, (a.) The chief officer of a corporation, company, ward, institution, society, and the like.…Pres'i-dén'tial, a. p. 1032Presiding. Glanville. 2. Pertaining or belonging to a president; as, the presidential chair. Walsh.Prĕs'i-dent-shĭp, n. p. 1032The office and place of president. Hooker. 2. The term for which a president holds his office.Pre-sīd’er, n. p. 1032One who presides.Pre-sĭd′i·al or Pre-sĭd′i-a-ry, a. p. 1032Pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison. [Rare.]Presidio, n. p. 1032A place of defense; a garrison or guard-house. Velasquez.Pre-sig'ni-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1032The act of signifying or showing beforehand.Pre-sig'ni-fy, v. t. p. 1032To intimate or signify beforehand; to show previously.Pre-spi'nal, a. p. 1032(Anat.) Situated before or in the front of the spine.Prĕss, v. t. p. 1032To urge with force or weight; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to squeeze; to crush; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on…Press, v. i. p. 1032To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, bear down, crowd, or urge with steady force. 2. To move on with urging and crowding forward; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward…Press, n. p. 1032An instrument or machine by which any thing is pressed or squeezed; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses. Presses are differently constructed for various purposes in the…Prĕss'-bĕd, n. p. 1032A bed that may be raised and inclosed in a press or closet.Prĕss'er, n. p. 1032One who presses.Prĕss'-găng, n. p. 1032A detachment of seamen under the command of an officer, empowered to impress men into the naval service. See IMPRESS-GANG.Press'ing, p. a. p. 1032Urgent; distressing; importunate; crowding for attention or treatment.Press'ing-ly, adv. p. 1032In a pressing manner; with force or urgency; closely. Howell.Prĕs'sion, n. p. 1032The act of pressing; pressure. Newton. 2. (Cartesian Philos.) An endeavor to move.Prĕs'si-rōs'ter, n. p. 1032(Ornith.) One of a tribe of wading birds, including those which have a compressed or flattened beak. Brande.Prĕs'si-rŏs'tral, a. p. 1032(Ornith.) Of, or pertaining to, the pressirosters; having a compressed or flattened beak; — applied to certain birds, as the lapwing. Partington.Prĕs'si-tant, a. p. 1032Gravitating; heavy. [Obs.] More.Prĕss'ly, adv. p. 1032Closely; with compression. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Press'man, n. p. 1032(Print.) One who manages, or attends to, the press. 2. One of a press-gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service. Chapman.Press'-mōn'ey, n. p. 1032Money paid to a man impressed into public service. See PREST-MONEY. Guy.Press'ness, n. p. 1032The state of being pressed; compression. [Obs.] Young.Press'-păck, v. t. p. 1032To pack, or compress, as for packing by means of a press.Press'ir-age, n. p. 1032The juice of the grape, extracted by the press. 2. A fee paid for the use of a wine-press.Press'ure, n. p. 1032The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; an urging with force; a squeezing or crushing. 2. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force. 3. A constraining…Prĕss'-work, n. p. 1032That part of printing which consists in impressing the sheets upon the type.Prĕst, imp. & p. p. p. 1032of press; — sometimes used instead of pressed. See PRESS.Prĕst, a. p. 1032Ready; prompt. Fairfax. 2. Neat; tight. Tusser.Prĕst, n. p. 1032A loan. Bacon. 2. (Law.) A duty in money, to be paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. Covell.Prĕst’a-ble, a. p. 1032Payable. [Scot.]