prunella

[ proo-nel-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
a smooth-faced fabric made of mixed fibers or wool, formerly used in the manufacture of women's dresses and of robes for clerics, scholars, and lawyers.

prunella

/ pruːˈnɛlə /

prunella

/ pruːˈnɛlə; pruːˈnɛləʊ; pruːˈnɛl /

a strong fabric, esp a twill-weave worsted, used for gowns and the uppers of some shoes

1650–60; perhaps special use of prunelle, from the dark color of the cloth

New Latin, altered from brunella, from German Braüne quinsy, which it was thought to cure

C17: perhaps from prunelle , with reference to the colour of the cloth

And hark you, sir, never care three straws for praise or blame,—leather and prunella!

A little aristocrat she was, from the poise of her golden head to the tip of her prunella boots.

Higher, higher yet flames the Fire-Sea; crackling with new dislocated timber; hissing with leather and prunella.

One day she called Prunella to her, and said: 'Take this basket, go to the well, and bring it back to me filled with water.

Prunella did it quite innocently, not knowing that she was doing wrong in taking the fruit that hung close to the roadside.

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