presentoir (as prezantwar)

[Fr.] An ornamental cup, very shallow, and having a tall, enriched stem. It was a decorative article of luxury, serving no particular use, but was much fabricated in the sixteenth century. ( Fairholt.) evil, or hurt; to protect. ( Genesis xlv. 5.) 2. To maintain in the same state; to uphold, to sustain, to protect. ( Psalm xxxvi. 6.) 3. To save or keep from decay or corruption by means of some preservative, as sugar, salt, .; to keep in a sound state; as, to preserve fruit. 4. To keep from being hunted, taken, or killed, except at certain seasons, or by certain persons. "Foxes will be strictly preserved as heretofore."- Field , Feb. 27, 1886. 5. To protect the game or fish in. "There is no better preserved wood throughout the length and breadth of the Hertfordshire country."- Field , Feb. 13, 1886. B. Intransitive : 1. To season fruits, ., for preservation. "To make perfumes, distil, preserve." Shakesp.: Cymbeline, i. 5. 2. To protect game for purposes of sport. prě-şērve, s. [PRESERVE, v.] 1. That which is preserved; fruit or the like seasoned and kept from decay by preservative sub stances. "The fruit with the husk, when tender and young, makes a good preserve." - Mortimer: Husbandry. 2. A place in which game is preserved for purposes of sport. prē-şērved', pa.par. & a. [PRESERVE, v.]