preparing

preparation

Noun

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'...
- For, as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning. It seems to be one of the kind smoothings and preparings of the way. - 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two...