Prim1, a.
a. [O. Fr. prim, prin, Pr. prim, prime, first, principal, sharp, thin, piercing, from Lat. primus, the first. See PRIME and PRIMITIVE.] Formal; precise; affectedly nice. Swift.
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a. [O. Fr. prim, prin, Pr. prim, prime, first, principal, sharp, thin, piercing, from Lat. primus, the first. See PRIME and PRIMITIVE.] Formal; precise; affectedly nice. Swift.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. PRIMMED; p. pr. & vb. n. PRIMMING.] To deck with great nicety; to form with affected preciseness.
n. (Bot.). A plant; the privet. See PRIVET.