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Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler..

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

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..

Prime :: Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards.

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A printing establishment.

Deflour :: Deflour (v. t.) To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament.

Pride :: Pride (n.) Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life..

Prime :: Prime (a.) Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.

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

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

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

Prime :: Prime (a.) Lecherous; lustful; lewd.

Reprimer :: Reprimer (n.) A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again..

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..

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