What is to lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall called?
prime — To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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