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3. (Metaph.) Capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties.
The latter term, presentative faculty, I use . . . in contrast and correlation to a "representative faculty." Sir W. Hamilton.
Presentee <Xpage=1132>
Pres`en*tee" (?) , n. [F. pr\'82sent\'82 , p. p. See Present , v. t. ] One to whom something is presented; also, one who is presented; specifically (Eccl.) , one presented to benefice.
Ayliffe.
Presenter <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sent"er (?) , n. One who presents.
Presential <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sen"tial (?) , a. [LL. praesentialis .] Implying actual presence; present, immediate. [Obs.]
God's mercy is made presential to us. Jer. Taylor.
-- Pre*sen"tial*ly , adv. [Obs.]
Presentiality <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sen`ti*al"i*ty (?) , n. State of being actually present. [Obs.]
South.
Presentiate <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sen"ti*ate (?) , v. t. To make present. [Obs.]
Presentient <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sen"tient (?) , a. [L. praesentiens , p. pr. of praesentire to perceive beforehand; prae before + sentire to feel.] Feeling or perceiving beforehand.
Presentific <Xpage=1132>
Pres`en*tif"ic (?) , a. [L. praesens , -entis , present + facere to make.] Making present. [Obs.]
-- Pres`en*tif"ic*ly , adv. [Obs.]
Dr. H. More.
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Pres`en*tif"ic*al (?) , a. Presentific. [Obs.]
Presentiment <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sen"ti*ment (?) , n. [Pref. pre- + sentiment : cf. F. pressentiment . See Presentient .] Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding.
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Pre*sen`ti*men"tal (?) , a. Of nature of a presentiment; foreboding. [R.]
Coleridge.
Presention <Xpage=1132>
Pre*sen"tion (?) , n. See Presension . [Obs.]
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Pre*sent"ive (?) , a. (Philol.) Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination; -- distinguished from symbolic .
How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power in the last three centuries. Earle.
-- Pre*sent"ive*ly , adv. -- Pre*sent"ive*ness , n.
Presently <Xpage=1132>
Pres"ent*ly (?) , adv. 1. At present; at this time; now. [Obs.]
The towns and forts you presently have. Sir P. Sidney.
2. At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by.
Shak.
And presently the fig tree withered away. Matt. xxi. 19.
3. With actual presence; actually . [Obs.]
His precious body and blood presently three . Bp. Gardiner.
Presentment <Xpage=1132>
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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Mozley & W.
Presentness <Xpage=1133>
Pres"ent*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being present; presence. [Obs.] " Presentness of mind in danger."
Clarendon.
Presentoir <Xpage=1133>
Pres`en*toir" (?) , n. [Formed after analogy of French.] An ornamental tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.
Preservable <Xpage=1133>
Pre*serv"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation.
Preservation <Xpage=1133>
Pres`er*va"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. pr\'82servation .] 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.
Preservative <Xpage=1133>
Pre*serv"a*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. pr\'82servatif .] Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.
Preservative <Xpage=1133>
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.
Preservatory <Xpage=1133>
Pre*serv"a*to*ry (?) , a. Preservative.
Bp. Hall.
Preservatory <Xpage=1133>
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.
Preserve <Xpage=1133>
Pre*serve" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Preserved (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Preserving .] [F. pr\'82server , 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 .
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Pre*serve" , v. i. 1. To make preserves.
Shak.
2. To protect game for purposes of sport.
Preserve <Xpage=1133>
Pre*serve" , n. 1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.
Preserver <Xpage=1133>
Pre*serv"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.
Shak.
2. One who makes preserves of fruit.
Game preserver . See under Game .
Preshow <Xpage=1133>
Pre*show" (?) , v. t. To foreshow.
Preside <Xpage=1133>
Pre*side" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Presided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding .] [L. praesidere ; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. pr\'82sider . See Sit .] 1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
Some o'er the public magazines preside . Dryden.
Presidence <Xpage=1133>
Pres"i*dence (?) , n. See Presidency . [Obs.]
Presidency <Xpage=1133>
Pres"i*den*cy (?) , n. ; pl. Presidencies (#) . [Cf. F. pr\'82sidence .] 1. The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency .
3. The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison .
4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.
President <Xpage=1133>
Pres"i*dent (?) , n. Precedent. [Obs.]
Bacon.
President <Xpage=1133>
Pres"i*dent , a. Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.]
His angels president In every province. Milton.
President <Xpage=1133>
Pres"i*dent , n. [F. pr\'82sident , L. praesidens , -entis , p. pr. of praesidere . See Preside .] 1. One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically: (a) The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like . (b) The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States .
2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius . [Obs.]
Just Apollo, president of verse. Waller.
Presidential <Xpage=1133>
Pres`i*den"tial (?) , a. 1. Presiding or watching over. " Presidential angels."
Glanvill.
2. Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential chair; a presidential election.
Presidentship <Xpage=1133>
Pres"i*dent*ship (?) , n. The office and dignity of president; presidency.
Hooker.
Presider <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sid"er (?) , n. One who presides.
Presidial, Presidiary <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sid"i*al (?) , Pre*sid"i*a*ry (?) , a. [L. praesidialis and praesidiarius , fr. praesidium a presiding over, defense, guard. See Preside .] Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.
There are three presidial castles in this city. Howell.
Presidary <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sid"*a*ry , n. [L. praesidiarium .] A guard. [Obs.] "Heavenly presidiaries ."
Bp. Hall.
Presiding <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sid"ing (?) , a. & n. from Preside .
Presiding elder . See under 2d Elder .
Presidio <Xpage=1133>
Pre*si"di*o (?) , n. [Sp.] A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.
Presignification <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [<?/. praesignificatio . See Presignify .] The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
Presignify <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sig"ni*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Presignified (?) ; imp. & p. p. Presignifying .] [L. praesignificare ; prae before + significare to signify.] To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
Presphenoid <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sphe"noid (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to the anterior part of the sphenoid bone ( i. e. , the presphenoid bone).
Presphenoid bone (Anat.) , the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
Presphenoid <Xpage=1133>
Pre*sphe"noid , n. (Anat.) The presphenoid bone.
Presphenoidal <Xpage=1133>
Pre`sphe*noid"al (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone; presphenoid.
Prespinal <Xpage=1133>
Pre*spi"nal (?) , a. (Anat.) Prevertebral.
Press <Xpage=1133>
Press (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian insectivore ( Tupaia ferruginea ). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
Press <Xpage=1133>
Press , v. t. [Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering service. See Prest , n. ] To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.
To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed . Dryden.
Press <Xpage=1133>
Press , n. [For prest , confused with press .] A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
I have misused the king's press . Shak.
Press gang , ∨ Pressgang , a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See Impress gang , under Impress . -- Press money , money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See Prest money , under Prest , a.
Press <Xpage=1133>
Press , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pressed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pressing .] [F. presser , fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere , pressum , to press. Cf. Print , v. ] 1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together. Luke vi. 38.
2. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.
From sweet kernels pressed , She tempers dulcet creams. Milton.
And I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. Gen. xl. 11.
3. To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc .; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes .
4. To embrace closely; to hug.
Leucothoe shook at these alarms, And pressed Palemon closer in her arms. Pope.
5. To oppress; to bear hard upon.
Press not a falling man too far. Shak.
6. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger .
7. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. Acts xviii. 5.
8. To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience .
He pressed a letter upon me within this hour. Dryden.
Be sure to press upon him every motive. Addison.
9. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race .
The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed on, by the king's commandment. Esther viii. 14.
&hand; Press differs from drive and strike in usually denoting a slow or continued application of force; whereas drive and strike denote a sudden impulse of force.
Pressed brick . See under Brick .
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Press , v. i. 1. To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.
2. To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.
They pressed upon him for to touch him. Mark iii. 10.
3. To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment .
Press <Xpage=1133>
Press , n. [F. presse . See 4th Press .] 1. An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses.
&hand; Presses are differently constructed for various purposes in the arts, their specific uses being commonly designated; as, a cotton press , a wine press , a cider press , a copying press , etc . See Drill press .
2. Specifically, a printing press.
3. The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse . <-- "the press" usually refers to newspaper reporters -->
4. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press .
Shak.
5. The act of pressing or thronging forward.
In their throng and press to that last hold. Shak.
6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements .
7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; <?/ crowd of single things; a throng.
They could not come nigh unto him for the press . Mark ii. 4.
Cylinder press , a printing press in which the impression is produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat bed. Hydrostatic press . See under Hydrostatic . -- Liberty of the press , the free right of publishing books, pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous, seditious, or morally pernicious matters. -- Press bed , a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a press or closet. Boswell . -- Press of sail , (Naut.) , as much sail as the state of the wind will permit.
Presser <Xpage=1133>
Press"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, presses.
Presser bar , ∨ Presser wheel (Knitting machine) , a bar or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass over them. -- Presser foot , the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine.
Pressgang <Xpage=1133>