preparing

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of prepare

noun

  1. preparation
    It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured[…] 1854, The Ladies' Repository, volume 22, page 361

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