Defn: Primordial. [R.] Boyle.
PRIMP
Primp, v. i. & t. Etym: [Cf. Prim, a.]
Defn: To be formal or affected in dress or manners; — often with up.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
PRIMROSE Prim"rose`, n. Etym: [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime, a.] (Bot.) (a) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles. (b) Any plant of the genus Primula. Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb (Enothera biennis), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus. — Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus (N. biflorus). [Obs.]
PRIMROSE
Prim"rose`, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; - - hence, flowery; gay. "The primrose path of dalliance." Shak.
PRIMROSE LEAGUE
Prim"rose` League. (Eng. Politics)
Defn: A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.
PRIMULA
Prim"u*la, n. Etym: [LL. See Primrose.] (Bot.)
Defn: The genus of plants including the primrose (Primula vera).