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prow

1  [prou]
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–noun
1. the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
2. the front end of an airship.
3. Literary. a ship.
Origin:
1545–55; < MF proue < Upper It (Genoese) prua < L prōra < Gk prôira

Related forms:
prowed, adjective
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prow 
1555, from M.Fr. proue, from It. (Genoese) prua, from V.L. *proda, by dissimilation from L. prora "prow," from Gk. proira, related to pro "before, forward," proi "early in the morning."
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