Definition of prime

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Prime (a.) The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds..

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English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Colorist :: Colorist (n.) One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance.
Primitive :: Primitive (a.) Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..
Absey-book :: Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book; a primer.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To trim or prune, as trees..
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A printing establishment.
Tube :: Tube (n.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under Priming, and Friction..
Declination :: Declination (n.) The arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or west, or between the meridian and the plane, reckoned from the north or south..
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister..
A B C :: A B C () A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading.
Primer :: Primer (n.) A kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica..
Principal :: Principal (n.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.
Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A print; impression.
Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being prime, or excellent..
Incindental :: Incindental (a.) Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief..
Ogygian :: Ogygian (a.) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity..
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