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Webster 1913 Edition

Preservatory

Pre-serv′a-to-ry

,

Adj.

Preservative.

Bp. Hall.

Pre-serv′a-to-ry

,

Noun.

;

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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Preservatory

PRESERV'ATORY

,

Adj.

That tends to preserve.

PRESERV'ATORY

,

Noun.

That which has the power of preserving; a preservative.