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prunelle

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pru⋅nelle

  [proo-nel]
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–noun
1. a sweet, brown, French liqueur distilled from plums.
2. prunella.
Origin:
< F, dim. of prune prune 1

pru⋅nel⋅la

  [proo-nel-uh]
–noun
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.
Also, prunelle, pru⋅nel⋅lo  [proo-nel-oh] .

Origin:
1650–60; perh. special use of prunelle, from the dark color of the cloth
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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.]
pru·nelle   (prōō-něl')   
n.  

  1. A brownish sloe-flavored French liqueur.

  2. Variant of prunella.


[Alteration of prunella.]
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