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prunella

/proo-nel-uh/US // pruˈnɛl ə //UK // (pruːˈnɛlə) //

梅花香自苦寒来,梅花鹿,梅花,梅花桩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Examples

  • 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.