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pruce

pruce noun: prussian leather.

Noun

pruce (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Prussian leather.
    • Some for Defence would Leathern Bucklers uſe, / Of folded Hides; and others Shields of Pruce.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, book III, page 50

Origin of pruce

From Middle English Pruce (“Prussia”) (whence also spruce), from new Latin, from a Baltic language, probably Old Prussian; for more, see Prussia. Compare French Prusse.

Questions about pruce

What does pruce mean?
Pruce means prussian leather.
What part of speech is pruce?
Pruce is a noun.

Words near pruce in the dictionary

  1. PRTs
  2. PRU
  3. pruan
  4. pruans
  5. prucalopride
  6. pruce
  7. Prucha
  8. Pruchas
  9. pruck
  10. prucks
  11. prud'-hommes

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