Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-SERV'A-TIVE
PRES-ER-VA'TIONPRE-SERV'A-TIVE
PRE-SERV'A-TIVE, a. [It. preservativo; Fr. preservatif.]
Having the power or quality of keeping safe from injury, destruction or decay; tending to preserve.
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