
Noah Webster
First-rate
FIRST'-RATE, adjective
1. Of the highest excellence; preeminent; as a first-rate scholar or painter.
2. Being of the largest size; as a first-rate ship.
FIRST'-RATE, adjective
1. Of the highest excellence; preeminent; as a first-rate scholar or painter.
2. Being of the largest size; as a first-rate ship.