Dictionary entry

Prunella (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Pru‐nel″la, Pru‐nel″lo, } n. [F. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See Prune, n.] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; — formerly used also for clergymen's gowns.