prelusive

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Brad and Jont had begun to tune their fiddles, and the first prelusive snapping of strings at once awakened Heman's nerves to a pleasant tingling; he was excited at the nearness of the coming joy.

From Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life by Brown, Alice

During an entire generation they furnished the arena for the prelusive strife of that war.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 by Various

I have described the gorgeousness of my expectations in those early days of my prelusive acquaintance with German literature.

From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by Hogg, James

There was a fine note in Mr. Allen's earliest work; a prelusive note with the quality of the flute....

From James Lane Allen: A Sketch of his Life and Work by Unknown

And scarcely have they disappeared 35 Ere the prelusive hymn is heard:— With one consent the people rejoice, Filling the church with a lofty voice!

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by Wordsworth, William