English Dictionary: first-rate | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for first-rate | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
First-rate \First"-rate`\, a. Of the highest excellence; pre[89]minent in quality, size, or estimation. Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German. --M. Arnold. Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. --Jowett (Thucyd). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
First-rate \First"-rate`\, n. (Naut.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class. |