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pri·me·ro

(prĭ-mâr′ō)

A gambling card game, popular in Elizabethan England.

[Alteration of Spanish primera, feminine of primero, first, from Latin prīmārius, principal, from prīmus, first; see prime.]

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primero

(prɪˈmɛərəʊ)

(Historical Terms) chiefly Brit a 16th- and 17th-century card game

[C16: from Spanish primera card game, from primero first, from Latin prīmārius chief]

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May thy name be abhorred For thy conduct to ladies, From London to England, From Seville to Cadiz; May thy cards be unlucky, Thy hands contain ne'er a King, seven, or ace When thou playest primera; When thy corns are cut May it be to the quick; When thy grinders are drawn May the roots of them stick.

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We bivouacked at the foot of the "primera linea," or the first line of the partition of waters.

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* Primera Technology, Inc., a global manufacturer of specialty printers, has announced its new LX2000 color label printer.

COLOR LABEL PRINTER

Primera EdiciEn DFWwill be seen on KUVN-23 in Dallas, while KXLN-45 in Houston will bowNoticias 45 Primera Hora.For Austin and San Antonio, viewers to KAKW-62 and KWEX-41, respectively, will now get Primera Hora Teas Central.

Four Univision O&Os Add Morning 'Noticias'

BUDGET transatlantic airline Primera Air will cease trading and entered administration.

Airline based at city airport has collapsed

PRIMERA Air kept on selling tickets right up to the moment it went bust, industry experts revealed yesterday.

PLANE NASTY; Airline sells tickets as it goes bust

PASSENGERS are feared stranded following the collapse of budget airline Primera Air, which was flying from Birmingham until Monday.

63 53 60 54 62 53 62 52 60 52 66 57 58 55 63 57 STRANDED ABROAD; BRUM TRAVELLERS FACE NIGHTMARE JOURNEY HOME AFTER COLLAPSE OF BUDGET AIRLINE

PRIMERA Air passengers have told of their fury at being left high and dry by the crashed budget carrier.

It's not even one day into our holiday and I'm worried about getting home safe and without having my eyeballs ripped out for another fare..

Nikki Mart and partner Geoff Venus, who are stranded in Jamaica after the collapse of Primera Air