[proo-nel-uh] 
| 1. | a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel. |
| 2. | a smooth-faced fabric made of mixed fibers or wool, formerly used in the manufacture of women's dresses and of robes for clerics, scholars, and lawyers. |
| pru·nel·la (prōō-něl'ə) n. A strong heavy fabric of worsted twill, used chiefly for shoe uppers, clerical robes, and academic gowns. [Alteration of French prunelle, sloe, from Old French, diminutive of prune, prune; see prune1.] |
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