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i. [ It was the Lord that brake the bloody compackts of those That preloked on with yre, to slaughter me and myne. Surrey, Psalm 1v. prelude (pre-lūd' or prel'ūd), v.; pret. and pp. preluded, ppr. preluding. [OF. preluder, F. préluder = It. preludere, prelude (in music) (cf. Sp. Pg. preludiar, prelude (in music); from the noun), ductory pa age or movement, before beginning a principal composition. So Love, preluding , plays at first with Hearts, And after wounds with deeper piercing Darts. premeditate Scared with some terrible apparition, a presage and preludium of hell approaching, they cry out that they are damned. Rev. S. Ward, Sermons, p. 59. pre lumbar (pre-lum'bär), a. [ This monarchy, before it was to settle in your majesty and your generations, had these prelusive changes and varieties. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, ii. 132. Her foot pre ed the strand, With step prelusive to a long array Of woes and degradations. Words worth, Mary Queen of Scots. prelusively (prē-lū ́siv-li), adv. Same as pre lusorily. prelusorily (prē-lūʼsō-ri-li), adv. By way of introduction or prelude; prefatorily; previously. prelusory (pre-lūsō-ri), a. [L. prælusus, pp. of præludere, play beforehand (see prelude ), + -ory.] Introductory; prelusive. But the truth is, these are but the προπυγμαί οι σκια. μαχίαι, the prelusory lighter brand is hings of these swords. Hammond , Works, IV. 470. premandibular (pre-man-dibu-lär), a. [L. præ, before, + NL. mandibula, mandible: see mand mandibular.] Situated in advance of the lower jaw, as a bone of some reptiles; pre dentary. pre maniacal (pre-ma-ni'a-kal), a. [L. præ, before, + mania, madne (see mania ), + -ac - al. Cf. maniacal.] Previous to insanity, or to an cially, to constitute a musical prelude. 2. To serve as a prelude or introduction; espe- Sabbath of months! henceforth in him be blest, And prelude to the realm's perpetual rest! Preluding light, were strains of music heard. Scott , Vision of Don Roderick, The Vision, st. 33. [Formerly The pre maniacal semblance of mental brilliancy. Maudsley, Body and Will, p. 297.