Defn: A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; — formerly used also for clergymen's gowns.
PRUNELLE
Pru*nelle", n. Etym: [F., dim. of prune. See Prune, n.]
Defn: A kind of small and very acid French plum; — applied especially to the stoned and dried fruit.
PRUNELLO
Pru*nel"lo, n. Etym: [F. prunelle, dim. of prune. See Prune a plum.]
Defn: A species of dried plum; prunelle.
PRUNER
Prun"er, n.
1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ 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.
PRUNIFEROUS
Pru*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. prunum a plum + -ferous.]