What is that which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." Hooker called?
preparative — That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." Hooker. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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