PRI'MING, participle present tense Putting powder in the pan of a fire-arm. 1. Laying on the first color. PRI'MING, noun The powder in the pan of a gun, or laid along the channel of a cannon for conveying fire to the charge. 1. Among painters, the first color laid on canvas or on a building, etc.
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