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/fərst sˈɑrdʒənt/ Listen

adjective

First adj.

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."

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!"

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.

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.

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

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"First sergeant" Quotes from Famous Books

... friendship with an enlisted man, the occasions on which an enlisted man can properly be called by his first name are extremely rare. Speaking face to face, it is proper to use either the last name, alone, or the title of rank, or the last name and any accepted abbreviation of the title. In calling First Sergeant Brown from among a group, it would be acceptable to call for "Brown" but better still "Sergeant Brown." In the Navy, the common practice in addressing Chief Pharmacists Mate Gale, for instance, would be either "Gale" or "Chief." On formal occasions, ...

— The Armed Forces Officer - Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 • U. S. Department of Defense

... in the morning mail. First Sergeant Price detailed two men from the Barracks reserve. They were Privates H. K. Merryfield and Harvey J. Smith. Their orders were simply to proceed at once, in civilian clothes, to Carlisle, where they would meet Private Hallisey and assist him in effecting ...

— Americans All - Stories of American Life of To-Day • Various

... First Lieutenant, Samuel Finley. Second Lieutenant, William Kelly. Third Lieutenant, Henry Bedinger. First Sergeant, John Crawford. Second Sergeant, John Kerney. Third Sergeant, Robert Howard. Fourth Sergeant, Dennis Bush. First Corporal, John Seaburn. Second Corporal, Evert Hoglant. Third Corporal, Thomas Knox. Fourth Corporal, ...

— American Prisoners of the Revolution • Danske Dandridge

... heart was beating as he watched the adjutant, whom he himself had schooled and drilled and almost made, for Graham had been famous in his cadet days as a most successful squad instructor, a model first sergeant, and a great "first captain." How odd it seemed that he, a graduate, and that all these people, officers, and children, should now be hanging on the words that might fall from the younger soldier's lips! A telegram from Washington had told a veteran ...

— To The Front - A Sequel to Cadet Days • Charles King

... childhood and early life in Harrisburg, Penn. He was in Philadelphia when the war was inaugurated by the firing on Fort Sumter, and at once enlisted in Company E, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves. He was made first sergeant, then commissioned second lieutenant, then promoted to first lieutenant, and after the reorganization, to captain of Company A, One Hundred ...

— In The Ranks - From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House • R. E. McBride

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