Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRES'TER
PRES-TA'TION-MON-EYPRES'TI-GES
PRES'TER, n. [Gr. πρηστηρ, from πρηθω, to kindle or inflame.]
- A meteor thrown from the clouds with such violence, that by collision it is set on fire. – Encyc.
- The external part of the neck, which swells when a person is angry. – Encyc.
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