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prune(dictionary)
prune(1)(dictionary)
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Prune pudding(recipes)
Prune chutney(recipes)
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prune belly(medicine)
Prune belly syndrome(health)

prune(2) (iou)



prune verb1. [pru:n] Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[Old French poroign- pres. stem of poroindre, from por- (mod. pour-), formed as PRO-1 + oindre from Latin ungere anoint. Cf. PREEN verb2.]
verb trans. & intrans. Of a bird: preen (itself, the feathers). LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Of a person: smarten (oneself, one's clothes, etc.); adorn (oneself), dress (oneself) smartly. LME.
verb trans. Set in order. rare. Only in L16.
verb refl. Pride oneself. (Foll. by in.) M-L17.