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roperty of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation. Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.

A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.

d; endowment; gift. How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! Sir J. Davies. Man in his primeval dower arrayed. Wordsworth.

resembling Honiton guipure. It is worked with fine thread in large sprays, usually of the primrose pattern, with much raised work.

A species of primrose. See Auricula.

g between the sun and the observer. A satellite is eclipsed by entering the shadow of its primary. The obscuration of a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of the nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus is called a transit of the planet.…

Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the "ectental line" or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum. C. S. Minot.

An efficient cause; a prime mover. God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker.

That which flows out; emanation; effluence. Prime cheerer, light! . . . Efflux divine. Thomson.

Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope.

The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.

ngle cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc. See Exogen.

A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type.

An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.

One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley.

To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden

h of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of from and meaning.

1. An original form; primitive word; root.

ose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth. Gal. iii. 1. He has evidently in the prime of youth. W. Irving.

out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. Milton.