PRESENT
Pre*sent", n. (Mil.)
Defn: The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.
PRESENTABLE
Pre*sent"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. présentable.]
1. Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown.
2. Admitting of the presentation of a clergiman; as, a church presentable. [R.] Ayliffe.
PRESENTANEOUS
Pres`en*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. praesentaneus. See Present, a.]
Defn: Ready; quick; immediate in effect; as, presentaneous poison.
[Obs.] Harvey.
PRESENTATION Pres`en*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation.]
1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal. Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires. Hooker.
2. Hence,