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Passee :: Passee (a.) Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passee belle..

Hydraulics :: Hydraulics (n.) That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like..

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

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

Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being prime, or excellent..

Gastraea :: Gastraea (n.) A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which, according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all other animals, that in the first stages of their individual evolution pass through a two-layered structural stage, or gastrula form, must have descended. This idea constitutes the Gastraea theory of Haeckel. See Gastrula..

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

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

Primacy :: Primacy (a.) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy..

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..

Mazarine :: Mazarine (a.) Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661..

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..

Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) The art of printing.

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

Primely :: Primely (adv.) At first; primarily.

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

Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..

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..

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..

Prime :: Prime (a.) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth..

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