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† ˈprim-print Obs. Also 6 prymprynt, 6–8 prime(-)print. [Derivation unknown. Appears too early to be connected with prim a. The first element has been conjectured to be F. prime, L. prīm-us first, and the second short for F. printemps spring; but for this there is no confirmatory evidence, nor is th...
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▪ I. † prim, n.1 Obs. Also 6 prym(me. [Origin obscure; the sense and date are against connexion with prim a.] A pretty girl or young woman; a paramour.1509 Barclay Shyp of Folys (1874) I. 250 Than must he have another prymme or twayne. 1514 ― Cyt. & Uplondyshm. (Percy Soc.) 2 Aboute all London there...
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privet
▪ I. privet1 (ˈprɪvɪt) Also 6–7 -ett(e, 7 -ate; β. 6 privy, -ie. [Instanced from 16th c.: origin unknown; cf. the synonyms prim-print, primp, and prim. See Note below.] 1. A bushy evergreen shrub, Ligustrum vulgare (family Oleaceæ), a native of Europe, having elliptic-lanceolate smooth dark-green le...
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