To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
One who delivers a prologue.
An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
An appendage or appendix.
An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
A short joist between a header and a wall.
The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.