单词 prehensible 释义 prehensible, a. rare.|prhnsb()l|[f. L. prehens-, ppl. stem of prehend-re (see prehend) + -ible. So F. prhensible.]Capable of being grasped.a1832Bent......
单词 prehensile 释义 prehensile, a.|prhnsl, -sal|[a. F. prhensile (Buffon), f. as prec. + -ile, -ile.]a. Capable of prehension; having the capacity of grasping or laying ......
单词 premillennial 释义 premillennial, a.|primlnl|[f. pre- B. 1 + millennial a.]Occurring before the millennium; particularly said of the Second Advent of Christ; also, p......
单词 prejudicately 释义 † prejudicately, adv. Obs.[f. prejudicate ppl. a. + -ly2.]In a ‘prejudicate’ or prejudiced manner; with prejudice.1588J. Harvey Disc. Probl. 12......
单词 prejudicant 释义 † prejudicant, a. Obs. rare.[ad. L. prjdicns, -nt-em, pres. pple. of prjdicre: see prejudicate v.]Prejudging, ‘prejudicating’.1645Milton Tetrach.......
单词 prejudicate 释义 ▪ I. † prejudicate, ppl. a. Obs.[ad. L. prjdict-us, pa. pple. of prjdicre: see next.]1. Judged, settled, or decided beforehand. (Const. as pa. ppl......
单词 prehensation 释义 † prehensation Obs. rare.[agent-n. f. L. prehensre (prensre) to seize, detain, solicit (freq. of prehendre): see prec. and cf. prensation.](?) Sol......
单词 premillenarian 释义 premillenarian, n. and a.|primlnrn|[f. pre- B. 1 + millenarian: cf. next.]A. n. One who believes that the Second Advent of Christ will precede th......
单词 pre-milking 释义 pre-milking[pre- A. 1.]The removal of milk from a cow's udder before the birth of her calf.1953K. Russell Princ. Dairy Farming xiii. 157 Premilking ......
单词 premier cru 释义 ‖ premier cru|prmje kry|Also premier cr. Pl. premier(s) crus.[Fr., lit. ‘first growth’.]A wine of the best quality. Also transf., fig., and attri......