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Webster 1913 Edition
Conservatory
Con-serv′a-to-ry
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
conservatoire
, LL. conservatorius
.] Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
Con-serv′a-to-ry
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
conservatoire
, LL. conservatorium
.] 1.
That which preserves from injury.
[Obs.]
“A conservatory of life.” Jer. Taylor.
2.
A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants.
3.
A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conservatory
CONSERVATORY
,Adj.
CONSERVATORY
,Noun.
1.
A place for preserving any thing in a state desired, as from loss, decay, waste or injury. Thus a fish-pond for keeping fish, a granary for corn, an ice-house for ice and other things, a receptacle for water, &c., are called conservatories.2.
A large green-house for exotics, in which the plants are planted in beds and borders, and not in tubs or pots, as in the common green-house.