Both Uses of
rudimentary
in
Moby Dick
- If you attentively regard almost any quadruped's spine, you will be struck with the resemblance of its vertebrae to a strung necklace of dwarfed skulls, all bearing rudimental resemblance to the skull proper.†
Chpt 79-81 *
- Also forget not the strange fact that of all things of ill-savor, Cologne-water, in its rudimental manufacturing stages, is the worst.†
Chpt 91-93
Definition:
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(rudimentary) basic level; or early stages