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Primerole :: Primerole (n.) See Primrose.

Primed :: Primed (imp. & p. p.) of Prim.

Abecedary :: Abecedary (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.

Unessential :: Unessential (a.) Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.

Efficient :: Efficient (n.) An efficient cause; a prime mover.

Primrose :: Primrose (a.) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles..

Paragon :: Paragon (n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.

Bourgeois :: Bourgeois (n.) A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.

Second :: Second (a.) In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8..

Inch :: Inch (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic..

Absey-book :: Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book; a primer.

Primeval :: Primeval (a.) Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man..

Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A print; impression.

Primer :: Primer (n.) an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder..

Primer :: Primer (n.) Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction..

Prime :: Prime (n.) That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.

Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..

Principal :: Principal (n.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.

Load :: Load (v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.

Primely :: Primely (adv.) In a prime manner; excellently.

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