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erve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

The quality of being conservative.

A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See Conservatory, 3].

preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham.

That which preserves from injury. [Obs.] "A conservatory of life." Jer. Taylor.

A woman who preserves from loss, injury, etc.

To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several streams. [Obs.] Burton.

The flowing of different streams into one. [Obs.] Burton.

e muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck. While his wig was combed and his cravat tied. Macualay.

Wearing a cravat. The young men faultlessly appointed, handsomely cravatted. Thackeray.

Cultivable.

care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.

One who cultivates; as, a cultivator of the soil; a cultivator of literature. Whewell.

Bent in a regular form; curved.

The act of bending or crooking.

Having the margins only a little curved; -- said of leaves. Henslow.

f a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve. Cowper. The elegant curvature of their fronds. Darwin.

The act of making heavy. [Obs.] Bailey.