PREPARATIVES

Noun

preparatives

plural of preparative

Source: Wiktionary


PREPARATIVE

Pre*par"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. préparatif.]

Definition: Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work. South.

Pre*par"a*tive, n.

1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." Hooker.

2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary preparatives for our voyage." Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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