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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..

Hornbook :: Hornbook (n.) The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer..

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

Primy :: Primy (a.) Being in its prime.

Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first..

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..

Motor :: Motor (n.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work..

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

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..

Premier :: Premier (n.) The first minister of state; the prime minister.

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.

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

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

Primer :: Primer (a.) First; original; primary.

A B C :: A B C () A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading.

Prime :: Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister..

Advance :: Advance (v.) An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods..

Prime :: Prime (n.) The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring..

Prime :: Prime (#) Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donn.

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