PRUNE
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Prune (?), v. t. [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 superfluous shoots. See Provine.] 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.
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Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed.
Bacon.
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Our delightful task
To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers.
Milton.
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2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
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Horace will our superfluous branches prune.
Waller.
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3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. Spenser.
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His royal bird
Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak.
Shak.
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Prune, v. i. To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt. Dryden.
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Prune, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See Plum.] A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
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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 (Prunus 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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