pruce

See also: Pruce and pruće

English

Etymology

From Middle English Pruce (Prussia) (whence also spruce), from new Latin, from a Baltic language, probably Old Prussian; for more, see Prussia. Compare French Prusse.

Noun

pruce (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Prussian leather.

References

  • pruce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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