Pre*serv"a*to*ry (?), a.
Preservative.
Bp. Hall.
© Webster 1913.
Pre*serv"a*to*ry, n.; 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.
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