. Universal dictionary of the english language : a new and original work presenting for convenient reference the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, use, origin and development of every word in the english language .... ] To descend by gravity ; tosink. * pre-gUSt-ant» a. [Lat. proegustans, of priFgusto : pr(t — before, and gusto =to taste.] Tasting beforehand ; having a fore-taste. * pre-gUS-ta-tlon, s. {L^t. prcpgustaiio.][Pbegustant.] a tasting before ; a foretaste. * pre-hend\ [Lat. prehendo.] To layhold of; to seize, to take. Is not that rebel Oliver, that traitor to my year
. Universal dictionary of the english language : a new and original work presenting for convenient reference the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, use, origin and development of every word in the english language .... ] To descend by gravity ; tosink. * pre-gUSt-ant» a. [Lat. proegustans, of priFgusto : pr(t — before, and gusto =to taste.] Tasting beforehand ; having a fore-taste. * pre-gUS-ta-tlon, s. {L^t. prcpgustaiio.][Pbegustant.] a tasting before ; a foretaste. * pre-hend\ [Lat. prehendo.] To layhold of; to seize, to take. Is not that rebel Oliver, that traitor to my year,Preh^tde^i yet J Midttleton: Mayor of ^iitborough. v. I. * pre-hen-si-ble, a. [Formed as if from aLat. prehensibilis, from prehensus, pa. par. ofprehendo— to take, to seize.] Capable ofbeing seized. pre-hen-sile, a. [Lat. prehensus, pa. par. ofprehendo = to take, to seize.] Seizing, grasp-ing ; adapted to seizing or grasping. prehensile-organs, 5. pi. Zool.: Oi^ns adapted for grasping. In theAmerican monkeys the tail is prehensile;the prehensile organ of the elephant is hisproboscis; a similar but shorter organ existsin the tapir. The technically prehensile footamong birds is that of the Troehilidae. which8. PREHENSILE ORaAN:^.L Proboscis of Tapir; 2. Prolvowis of Elephant; tall of American Monkey ; 4. Prehensilearms of Octopug. seek their food among trees. Various insectshold tenaciously by their curved and sharpclaws. The males of many oceanic Crustaceahave their legs and antennse modified extra-ordinarily for the prehension of the female,and the octopus grasps the victim on which itfeeds by a number of arms furnished withsuckers. pre-tien-Bion« s. [Lat. prehensw, from pmhensus, pa. par. of prehendo — to take, to seize.]1. The act of seizing, gi-asping, or takinghold, as with the hand or other liiiib. Organs of preheririon and locomotion.—afr<*n«»iMagazine. Juue, ItlTT, p. 159, *2. The act of seizing or taking possession of. *The prehension and cl
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