PRESERVATORY

Noun

preservatory (plural preservatories)

(obsolete) A preservative.

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

Adjective

preservatory (comparative more preservatory, superlative most preservatory)

preservative

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*serv"a*to*ry, a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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