Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
Having only one sharp side.
Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.