Definition of prune

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Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.

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Prunella :: Prunella (n.) Alt. of Prunell.
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous..
Reprune :: Reprune (v. t.) To prune again or anew.
Vinedresser :: Vinedresser (n.) One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard..
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Pruned :: Pruned (imp. & p. p.) of Prun.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To trim or prune, as trees..
Prunelle :: Prunelle (n.) A kind of small and very acid French plum; -- applied especially to the stoned and dried fruit.
Prune :: Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
Proin :: Proin (v. t.) To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn.
Prunella :: Prunella (n.) Angina, or angina pectoris..
Prune :: Prune (n.) A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes..
Prunello :: Prunello (n.) A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns..
Razee :: Razee (v. t.) To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article..
Shrub :: Shrub (v. t.) To lop; to prune.
Amputate :: Amputate (v. t.) To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils..
Myrobolan :: Myrobolan (n.) A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America..
Cockaleekie :: Cockaleekie (n.) A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes..
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To cut off or cut out, as useless parts..
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
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