First; original. [Not in use.]
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. A small prayer book for church service, or an office of the virgin Mary.
2. A small elementary book for teaching children to read.
First; original; primary.
1. One who, or that which, primes
2. an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder.
3. Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction.
In England, a fine due to the king on the writ or commencement of a suit by fine.
A game at cards.
A game at cards, now unknown.
School Roget’s Thesaurus §542
N. school, academy, university, alma mater, college, seminary, lyceum, institute, institution, palaestra, gymnasium, class, seminar, day school, boarding school, preparatory school, primary school, infant school, dame's school, grammar school, middle class school, board school, denominational school, national school, british and foreign school, collegiate school, art school, continuation school, convent school, county council school, government school, grant-in-aid school, high school, higher grade school, military school, missionary school, naval school, naval academy, state-aided school, technical school, voluntary school, school, school of art, kindergarten, nursery, creche, reformatory, pulpit, lectern, soap box desk, reading desk, ambo, lecture room, theater, auditorium, amphitheater, forum, state, rostrum, platform, hustings, tribune, school book, horn book, text book, grammar, primer, abecedary, rudiments, manual, vade mecum, encyclopedia, cyclopedia, lindley murray, cocker, dictionary, lexicon, professorship, lectureship, readership, fellowship, tutorship, chair, school board council of education, board of education, board of studies, prefect of studies, textbook committee, propaganda
Adv. ex cathedra
No Bible verses found for "Primer".