prunello
- a variation of prunella.
Example Sentences
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It was all "leather or prunello," as she said to herself;—it was all vanity,—and vanity,—and vanity!
From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony
“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 Stevenson, Robert Louis
"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
Then who shall say so good a fellow Was only leather and prunello?
From Quaint Epitaphs by Various
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather or prunello.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
