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    First \First\ (f[~e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin
    to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f["o]rste, OHG. furist, G.
    f["u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See
    {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.]
    1. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of
    one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first
    year of a reign.

    2. Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.

    3. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest;
    as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.

    {At first blush}. See under {Blush}.

    {At first hand}, from the first or original source; without
    the intervention of any agent.

    It is the intention of the person to reveal it at
    first hand, by way of mouth, to yourself. --Dickens.

    {First coat} (Plastering), the solid foundation of coarse
    stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and
    crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next
    coat.

    {First day}, Sunday; -- so called by the Friends.

    {First floor}.
    (a) The ground floor. [U.S.]
    (b) The floor next above the ground floor. [Eng.]

    {First fruit} or {First fruits}.
    (a) The fruits of the season earliest gathered.
    (b) (Feudal Law) One year's profits of lands belonging to
    the king on the death of a tenant who held directly
    from him.
    (c) (Eng. Eccl. Law) The first year's whole profits of a
    benefice or spiritual living.
    (d) The earliest effects or results.

    See, Father, what first fruits on earth are
    sprung
    From thy implanted grace in man! --Milton.

    {First mate}, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to
    the captain.

    {First name}, same as {Christian name}. See under {Name}, n.


    {First officer} (Naut.), in the merchant service, same as
    {First mate} (above).

    {First sergeant} (Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned officer
    in a company; the orderly sergeant. --Farrow.

    {First watch} (Naut.), the watch from eight to twelve at
    midnight; also, the men on duty during that time.

    {First water}, the highest quality or purest luster; -- said
    of gems, especially of diamond and pearls.

    Syn: Primary; primordial; primitive; primeval; pristine;
    highest; chief; principal; foremost.

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