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prunello

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pru⋅nel⋅la

  [proo-nel-uh]
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–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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