Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for O-RIG'IN-A-RY
O-RIG'IN-A-RY, a. [Fr. originaire.]
- Productive; causing existence. The production of animals is the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth. Cheyne.
- Primitive; original. Sandys. [This word is little used.]
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