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 nib, as of a pen.
A person's nose.
A bird's beak or bill.
The peak of a flat cap.
The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.