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Definitions of 'primer'
Wordnet
1. (noun) primer
an introductory textbook
2. (noun) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
3. (noun) flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Definitions of 'primer'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (adj) primer
first; original; primary
2. (noun) primer
one who, or that which, primes
3. (noun) primer
an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder
4. (noun) primer
originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction
5. (noun) primer
a small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner
6. (noun) primer
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
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