Webster's Dictionary 1913

8101

Principia

‖Prin‐cip″i‐a (?), n. pl. [L. principium. See Principle.] First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as. Newton's Principia.

8102

Principial

Prin‐cip″i‐al (?), a. Elementary. Bacon.

8103

Principiant

Prin‐cip″i‐ant (?), a. [L. principians, p. pr. of principiare to begin, fr. principium. See Principle.] Relating to principles or beginnings. Jer. Taylor.

8104

Principiate

Prin‐cip″i‐ate (?), v. t. [See Principiant.] To begin; to initiate. Sir M. Hale.

8105

Principiation

Prin‐cip′i‐a″tion (?), n. Analysis into primary or elemental parts. Bacon.

8106

Principle

Prin″ci‐ple (?), n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, -cipis. See Prince.] 1. Beginning; commencement.Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spens...

8107

Principle (2)

Prin″ci‐ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Principled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Principling (?).] To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any t...

8108

Princock

{ Prin″cock (?), Prin″cox (?), } n. [Prim + cock.] A coxcomb; a pert boy.

8109

Prink

Prink (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Prinked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prinking.] [Probably a nasalized form of prick. See Prick, v. t., and cf. Prig, Prank.] To dress or adjust one's self f...

8110

Prink (2)

Prink, v. t. To prank or dress up; to deck fantastically. “And prink their hair with daisies.” Cowper.

8111

Prinker

Prink″er (?), n. One who prinks.

8112

Prinpriddle

Prin″prid′dle (?), n.(Zoöl.) The long-tailed titmouse.

8113

Print

Print (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Printed; p. pr. & vb. n.Printing.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See Imprint, and Press to squeeze.] 1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, ide...

8114

Print (2)

Print, v. i. 1. To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like.2. To publish a book or an artic...

8115

Print (3)

Print, n. [See Print, v., Imprint, n.] 1. A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the print of te...

8116

Printa-ble

Print″a–ble (?), a. Worthy to be published.

8117

Printer

Print″er (?), n. One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See und...

8118

Printery

Print″er‐y (?), n. A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office.

8119

Printing

Print″ing, n. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and pr...

8120

Printing in

Print″ing in. (Photog.) A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions, such as the sky, are covered ...

8121

Printing out

Printing out. (Photog.) A method of printing, in which the image is fully brought out by the direct actinic action of light without subsequent development by means of chemicals.

8122

Printless

Print″less, a. Making no imprint. Milton.

8123

Printless (2)

Print″less, a. Making no imprint. Milton.

8124

Printshop

Print″shop′, n. A shop where prints are sold.

8125

Prior

Pri″or (?), a. [L. prior former, previous, better, superior; compar. corresponding to primus first, and pro for. See Former, and cf. Prime, a., and Pre-, Pro-.] Preceding in the...

8126

Prior (2)

Pri″or, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See Prior, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity....

8127

Prior (3)

Pri″or (?), a. First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.