Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Apparecchiá-re, v. a.
1. to prepare, make ready, put in order; 2. to dress or prepare victuals;3. to lay the table cloth; v. r. to prepare one's self, get ready; s. m. Apparecchiá-tóre, f. Apparecchiá-tríce; adj.Apparecchiá-nte .
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
apparecchiare: to prepare, to dight, to set in order. Also to couer or lay the bord.