preform : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: preform	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for preform
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preform v form into a shape resembling the final, desired one form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preform \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See {Pre-}, and {Form}.] To form beforehand, or for special ends. [bd]Their natures and preformed faculties. [b8] --Shak.