His precious body and blood presently three.
Bp. Gardiner.
Pre*sent"ment (?), n. 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being
presented; presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment." Shak.
2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation;
exhibition.
Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give it false
presentment.
Milton.
3. (Law) (a) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their
own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid
before them, as, the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, or the like;
also, an inquisition of office and indictment by a grand jury; an
official accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury in an
indictment, or the act of offering an indictment; also, the indictment
itself. (b) The official notice (formerly required to be given in
court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate. Blackstone.
Presentment of a bill of exchange, the offering of a bill to the drawee
for acceptance, or to the acceptor for payment. See Bill of exchange,
under Bill.
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Pres"ent*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being present; presence.
[Obs.] "Presentness of mind in danger." Clarendon.
Pres`en*toir" (?), n. [Formed after analogy of French.] An ornamental
tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.
Pre*serv"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being preserved; admitting of
preservation.
Pres`er*va"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. prÈservation.] The act or process of
preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from
injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of
life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation.
Give us particulars of thy preservation.
Shak.
Pre*serv"a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. prÈservatif.] Having the power or
quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury,
decay, etc.
Pre*serv"a*tive, n. That which preserves, or has the power of
preserving; a presevative agent.
To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague.
Bacon.
Pre*serv"a*to*ry (?), a. Preservative. Bp. Hall.
Pre*serv"a*to*ry, n.; 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.
Pre*serve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preserved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Preserving.] [F. prÈserver, from L. prae before + servare to save,
preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See Serve.] 1. To
keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil,
harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
O Lord, thou preserved man and beast.
Ps. xxxvi. 6.
Now, good angels preserve the king.
Shak.
2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as
sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state,
as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes.
You can not preserve it from tainting.
Shak.
3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances;
to preserve silence.
To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.
Syn. -- To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect;
guard; shield. See Keep.
Pre*serve", v. i. 1. To make preserves. Shak.