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Bate :: Bate (n.) An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.

Forwardness :: Forwardness (n.) An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness..

Hash :: Hash (n.) A new mixture of old matter; a second preparation or exhibition.

Cerused :: Cerused (a.) Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face..

Preparatively :: Preparatively (adv.) By way of preparation.

Saleratus :: Saleratus (n.) Aerated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under Sodium.) It is largely used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders, and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks..

Calipash :: Calipash (n.) A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle..

Digest :: Digest (v. t.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations..

Bain-marie :: Bain-marie (n.) A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.

Extempore :: Extempore (adv.) Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore..

Crayon :: Crayon (n.) An implement for drawing, made of clay and plumbago, or of some preparation of chalk, usually sold in small prisms or cylinders..

Oleoresin :: Oleoresin (n.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution..

Poake :: Poake (n.) Waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, etc..

Waste :: Waste (v. i.) To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; -- said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc..

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) An army or fleet.

Maltine :: Maltine (n.) The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt..

Beforehand :: Beforehand (adv.) By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime..

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure..

Ink :: Ink (n.) A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or printing..

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign..

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