Meaning of PREFORM
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'pree`form, [v]'pree'form, pree'fowrm
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- [v] form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- [v] form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
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| | See Also: | | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See {Pre-}, and
{Form}.]
To form beforehand, or for special ends. ``Their natures and
preformed faculties. '' --Shak.
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| | Definition: | | an early preliminary stage in the reduction-manufacture of a flaked stone artifact. |
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