[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That conserves; preserving from injury, decay, etc.
1626. Bacon, Sylva, § 83. A conserving pit of Snow.
1665. T. Mall, Offer of Fr. Help, 65. Not onely the procreant, but also the conserving cause of faith.
1875. Stubbs, Const. Hist., III. xxi. 521. A conserving and uniting element.
