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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1654
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Pre, n. [e.m.E. (once) pree (a 1625), F. pré or obsol. F. prée fem.] A meadow or park. —1654 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXXI 107.
[A drawing of the fortifications of Saumur] as they appear from the pre
