preformedadj.
/priːˈfɔːmd/, U.S. /priˈfɔrmd/ Formed or shaped beforehand; formed prior to some subsequent operation. Cf. preform v.
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the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > before
preformeda1616
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > specific state or consistency
undercured1912
preformed1918
precondensed1928
plasticated1934
heatronic1943
post-formed1945
overcured1952
slush-moulded1954
pultruded1968
a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. iii. 67 The true cause,..Why all these things change from their Ordinance, Their Natures, and pre-formed Faculties, To monstrous qualitie. View more context for this quotation
?1710 Solitary Soul seeking Immortality 8 All their Productions are framed out of the Mass, or some Species of pre-formed Matter.
1834 M. Faraday Let. in P. Day Philosopher's Tree (1999) vi. 101 A very brief consideration of the progress of experimental philosophy will show you that it is a great disturber of pre-formed ideas.
1866 W. Odling Lect. Animal Chem. 136 Alloxan, a pre-formed constituent of urine.
1889 St. G. Mivart Origin Human Reason 116 Men do not invent concepts for preformed words, but the reverse.
1918 H. Abraham Asphalts xxvi. 453 (heading) Preformed joints and washers.
1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iii. 85 Among Anoplura and Hemiptera-Heteroptera, a preformed egg-cap or operculum is pushed open to allow of the insect emerging.
1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 June 599/1 Liberalism is derided..as being the theory that society is a simple ‘consociation’ of pre-formed persons.
1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) ii. 108/2 If you are using preformed corner tiles, fix them first, three at a time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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