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Prune

Prune (prune)
v. t.(?)
Prune
[imp. *** p. p. Pruned (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Pruning.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation] hence, probably, the meaning, to cut away s
  1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay.
    Thackeray.

    Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed. Bacon.

    Our delightful task
    To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers.     Milton.

  2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.

    Horace will our superfluous branches prune. Waller.

  3. To preen; to prepare; to dress.
    Spenser.

    His royal bird
    Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak.     Shak.

Prune

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

Prune

Prune (prune)
n.
Prune
  1. A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.

    German prune (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving, either dried or in sirup. -- Prune tree. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus Prunus (P. domestica), which produces prunes. (b) The West Indian tree, Prunus occidentalis. -- South African prune (Bot.), the edible fruit of a sapindaceous tree (Pappea Capensis).













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