première partie

[ pri-meer pahr-tee, -myair; French pruh-myer par-tee ]
/ prɪˈmɪər pɑrˈti, -ˈmyɛər; French prə myɛr parˈti /

noun Furniture.

(in buhl) the primary inlay formed, in which the tortoise shell forms the ground for a design cut in brass.

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Compare contre-partie.

Origin of première partie

< French: literally, the first part

Words nearby première partie

premium loan, premium savings bonds, premix, première, première danseuse, première partie, premolar, premonish, premonition, premonitory, premonocyte
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