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Webster 1913 Edition
Preservatory
Pre-serv′a-to-ry
,Adj.
Preservative.
Bp. Hall.
Pre-serv′a-to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Preservatories
. 1.
A preservative.
[Obs.]
Whitlock.
2.
A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Preservatory
PRESERV'ATORY
,Adj.
PRESERV'ATORY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
preservatory
preservatory
English
Noun
preservatory (plural preservatories)
- (obsolete) A preservative.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Whitlock to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A room or apparatus in which perishable things can be preserved without decay.
Adjective
preservatory (comparative more preservatory, superlative most preservatory)
- preservative
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)