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, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." Hooker.

in the ministry; -- called also priest. I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest. Hooker. New presbyter is but old priest writ large. Milton.

tting forth; an offering; bestowal. Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires. Hooker.

The office and dignity of president; presidency. Hooker.

To embrace closely; to hug. Leucothoe shook at these alarms, And pressed Palemon closer in her arms. Pope.

Presupposition. [R.] "Presupposal of knowledge." Hooker.

ledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. Hooker.

One who, or that which, preys; a plunderer; a waster; a devourer. Hooker.

ay, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring. Chaucer. In the very prime of the world. Hooker. Hope waits upon the flowery prime. Waller.

s sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language. Hooker.

The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth. Hooker.

æ of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also proped, propleg, and falseleg.

A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes.

ning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker. -- Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n.

A assistant proctor. Hook.

That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. Beau. & Fl. Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc. -- Pruning shears, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.

The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.

A number of fishhooks rigidly fastened back to be pulled through the water to catch fish.

fall of a region. Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul and Singaleleh. Hooker.

(the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.