Precious, presh'-us, a

of great price; costly; of great hand. value; highly valued; worthle , in irony. Precious Reconsign, metals, gold and silver. Precious stones, gems. (L. Pre consolidated, pretium, price.) Preciously, presh'-us-le, ad. in a beforehand. PRE CONSOLIDATED ] manner. Preciousne , presh'-us-nes, s. the quality of being precious; valuablene . pre'-se-pe, s. See Præcipe. pres'-e-pis, s. a steep descent, specially one nearly or quite perpendicular (L. præceps, headlong, from L. pre, and caput, the head). pre-sip' -e-ent, a. commanding; directing. pre-sip-e-ta-bil'-e-te, s. state of being pre-sip'-e-ta-bl, a. that may be precipito the bottom, as a substance in solution. pre-sip'-e-tans, s. the quality of being pre-sip'-e-tan-se,s precipitate; rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose. pre-sip'-e-tant, a. falling or rushing headlong; hasty; rashly hurried: s. a liquor, which, when poured on a solution, separates what is di olved, and makes it precipitate or fall to the bottom [Chem.] Precipitantly, pre-sip'-e-tant-le, ad. in a precipitant or hasty manner. pre-sip'-e-tate, v.a. to throw headlong; to with eagerne or undue haste; to hurry blindly or rashly; to throw to the bottom of a ve el, as a substance in solution: v.n. to fall headlong; to fall to the bottom of a ve el, as a sediment: a. falling, flowing, or rushing with steep descent; headlong; overhasty; adopted without due deliberation; and speedily terminating: s. a substance precipitated [Chem.] Red precipitate, the red oxide or peroxide of mercury. Precipitately, pre-sip'-etate-le, ad. in a precipitate manner. pre-sip-e-ta'-shun, s. the act of precipitating; great hurry; rash haste; rapid movement. pre-sip'-e-ta-tur, s. one who urges on vehemence or rashne . pre-sip-e-tus, a. very steep; headlong; See Precipice. Precipitously, pre-sip' -e-tus-le, in a precipitous manner. Precipitousne , presip'-e-tus-nes, s. the state of being precipitous; rash abridged statement; summary(Fr.) pre-sise', a. exact; definite; formal; puncfinical (L. pre, and cæsum, to cut). Precisely, ad. in a precise manner. Precisene ,, s. the quality of being precise. pre-zish'-an, a. precise: s. a strict observer pre-sizh'-an-izm, s. exce ive exactne . pre-sizh'-un, s. exactne ; accuracy. pre-si'-siv, a. exactly limiting. pre-klewd', v.a. to hinder from acce or to hinder; to shut out; to obviate (L. and claudo, clausum,to shut). pre-klu'-zhun, s. the act of precluding; the of being precluded. pre-klu'-siv, a. precluding, or tending to Preclusively, pre-klu'-siv-le, ad. in a pre manner. pre-ko'-shus, a. ripe before the natural premature; prematurely developed (L. præcox, L. pre, and coquo, to cook). Precociously, pread. in a precocious manner. Precocious pre-ko' -shus-nes, s. the state of being prepare-kos'-e-te, s. precociousne . pre-koj'-e-tate, v.a. to consider or contrive pre-koj-e-ta'-shun, s. previous thought. pre-kog-nish'-un, s. previous knowledge; examination; examination prior to prose[Scots law]. pre'-kog-nos, v.a. to take precognition of Law]. pre-kol-lek'-shun, s. a collection made pre-kom-poze', v.a. to compose before pre-kon-seet', s. a notion previously pre-kon-seeve', v.a. to form a conception, or opinion of beforehand. pre-kon-sep'-shun, s. opinion previously pre-kon'-sert, s. a previous agreement. pre-kon-sert', v.a. to concert cert beforehand. pre-kon-sert'-ed, a. settled beforehand. pre-kon-sert'-ed-le,ad. ad.by by preconcert. pre-kon-dem', v.a. to condemn before pre-kon-sine', v.a. to consign beforehand. pre-kon-sol-e-da-ted, a. consolidated