prunella
noun
a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
prunello
-
a variation of
prunella.
Example Sentences
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"Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather and prunello."
From Notes and Queries, Number 16, February 16, 1850 by Various
"How she will look at sea!—Those prunello gaiters of hers on deck when the wind blows!"
From East Angels by Constance Fenimore Woolson
You'll find, if once the monarch acts the monk, Or, cobbler-like, the parson will be drunk, Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow; The rest is all but leather or prunello.
From The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Ministry of Education
But with Cecilia it had been for many months as though all things had been made of leather and prunello.
From Kept in the Dark by Anthony Trollope
“Well, for a choice,” says he, smiling, “and whether for sense or poetry, give me “‘Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow: The rest is all but leather and prunello.’
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
