rudiment

• I believe that the British Army exists mainly for the reinforcement of the Indian garrison, and, if necessary, as the rudiment of that army which, in the event of a great war, would be necessary Dilke continued to support the Admiralty in its endeavours to strengthen the navy. —  The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Vol. 2
• This could be a new rudiment, piece of music, or exercise.
• The impressions look such as would be made by a rudely-shaped human hand, with short fingers held much apart; there is some appearance as if the fingers had had nails; and a protuberance like the rudiment of a sixth finger appears at the side. —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852
• But both von Baer and Rathke[207] held that the upper jaw developed as a special process independent of the lower jaw rudiment, and the actual proof that the upper jaw is a derivative of the first visceral arch seems to have been first supplied by Reichert. —  Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
• He finds that in all cases a pentadactylate rudiment is formed, even in those forms in which only a few of the elements of the hand or foot come to full development. —  Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology

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