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pru·nel·la
(pro͞o-nĕl′ə) also pru·nelle (-nĕl′)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.]
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prunella
(pruːˈnɛlə) ,prunelle
orprunello
n
(Textiles) a strong fabric, esp a twill-weave worsted, used for gowns and the uppers of some shoes
[C17: perhaps from prunelle, with reference to the colour of the cloth]
prunella
(pruːˈnɛlə)n
(Plants) See selfheal
[New Latin, altered from brunella, from German Bräune quinsy, which it was thought to cure]
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pru•nel•la
(pruˈnɛl ə)also pru•nelle
(-ˈnɛl)pru•nel•lo
(-ˈnɛl oʊ)n.
1. a strong, lightweight worsted in a twill weave.
2. a satin-weave fabric of worsted.
[1650–60; perhaps identical with prunelle a French liqueur distilled from plums]
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| Noun | 1. | Prunella - small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary heal all, Prunella vulgaris, self-heal - decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America |
| 2. | Prunella - type genus of the Prunellidae bird genus - a genus of birds family Prunellidae, Prunellidae - hedge sparrow accentor - small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia |
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