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Webster 1913 Edition


Preservatory

Pre-serv′a-to-ry

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Adj.
Preservative.
Bp. Hall.

Pre-serv′a-to-ry

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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

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Adj.
That tends to preserve.

PRESERV'ATORY

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Noun.
That which has the power of preserving; a preservative.

Definition 2024


preservatory

preservatory

English

Noun

preservatory (plural preservatories)

  1. (obsolete) A preservative.
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  2. (obsolete) A room or apparatus in which perishable things can be preserved without decay.

Adjective

preservatory (comparative more preservatory, superlative most preservatory)

  1. preservative
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