Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
The state of being prepared; readiness.
Devotional exercises introducing an office.
The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
The act of preparing or getting ready.
A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.