prested
simple past tense and past participle of prest
• TERPsed, deprest, pestred
Source: Wiktionary
Prest,
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Press.
Prest, a. Etym: [OF. prest, F. prĂȘt, fr. L. praestus ready. Cf. Presto.]
1. Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.] All prest to such battle he was. R. of Gloucester.
2. Neat; tidy; proper. [Obs.] Tusser. Prest money, money formerly paid to men when they enlisted into the British service; -- so called because it bound those that received it to be ready for service when called upon.
Prest, n. Etym: [OF. prest, F. prĂȘt, fr. OF. prester to lend, F. prĂȘter, fr. L. praestare to stand before, to become surety for, to fulfill, offer, supply; prae before + stare to stand. See Pre-, and Stand, and cf. Press to force into service.]
1. Ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.] Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. Bacon.
2. (Law)
Definition: A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. Cowell.
Prest, v. t.
Definition: To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.] Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. E. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de ChinchinĂĄ (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, ChinchinĂĄ, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
