Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PROXIMAL

PROX'IMAL. [See Proximate.]

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PROXIMATE

PROX'IMATE, adjective [Latin superlativeproximus.] Nearest; next. A proximate cause is that which immediately precedes and produces the effect, as distinguished from the remote,...

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PROXIMATELY

PROX'IMATELY, adverb Immediately; by immediate relation to or effect on.

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PROXIME

PROX'IME, adjective Next; immediately. [Not used.]

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PROXIMITY

PROXIM'ITY, noun [Latin proximitas.] The state of being next; immediate nearness either in place, blood or alliance. The succession to the throne and to estates is usually regul...

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PROXY

PROX'Y, noun [contracted from procuracy, or some word from the root of procure, proctor.]1. The agency of another who acts as a substitute for his principal; agency of a substit...

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PROXYSHIP

PROX'YSHIP, noun The office or agency of a proxy.

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PRUCE

PRUCE, noun [from Prussia.] Prussian leather. [Not in use.]

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PRUDE

PRUDE, noun [Gr. prudence.] A woman of great reserve, coyness, affected stiffness of manners and scrupulous nicety.Less modest than the speech of prudes.

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PRUDENCE

PRU'DENCE, noun [Latin prudentia.] Wisdom applied to practice.Prudence implies caution in deliberating and consulting on the most suitable means to accomplish valuable purposes,...

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PRUDENT

PRU'DENT, adjective Cautious; circumspect; practically wise; careful of the consequences of enterprises, measures or actions; cautious not to act when the end is of doubtful uti...

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PRUDENTIAL

PRUDEN'TIAL, adjective Proceeding from prudence; dictated or prescribed by prudence; as prudential motives; prudential rules.1. Superintending the discretionary concerns of a so...

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PRUDENTIALITY

PRUDENTIAL'ITY, noun The quality of being prudential; eligibility on principles of prudence. [Not used.]

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PRUDENTIALLY

PRUDEN'TIALLY, adverb In conformity with prudence; prudently.

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PRUDENTIALS

PRUDEN'TIALS, nounplural Maxims of prudence or practical wisdom.Many stanzas in poetic measures contain rules relating to common prudentials as well as to religion.1. The subord...

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PRUDENTLY

PRU'DENTLY, adverb With prudence; with due caution or circumspection; discretely; wisely; as domestic affairs prudently managed; laws prudently framed or executed.1. With frugal...

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PRUDERY

PRU'DERY, noun [from prude.] Affected scrupulousness; excessive nicety in conduct; stiffness; affected reserve or gravity; coyness.

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PRUDISH

PRU'DISH, adjective [from prude.] Affectedly grave; very formal, precise or reserved; as a prudish woman; prudish manners.A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face.

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PRUNE

PRU'NE, verb transitive1. To lop or cut off the superfluous branches of trees, to make them bear better fruit or grow higher, or to give them a more handsome and regular appeara...

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PRUNED

PRU'NED, participle passive Divested of superfluous branches; trimmed.1. Cleared of what is unsuitable or superfluous.

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PRUNEL

PRU'NEL, noun A plant.

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PRUNELLO

PRUNEL'LO, noun A kind of stuff of which clergymen's gowns are made.PRUNEL'LO, noun A kind of plum.

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PRUNER

PRU'NER, noun One that prunes trees or removes what is superfluous.

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PRUNIFEROUS

PRUNIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin prunum, a plum, and fero, to bear.]Bearing plums.

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PRUNING

PRU'NING, participle present tense Lopping off superfluous branches; trimming; clearing of what is superfluous.PRU'NING, noun In gardening and agriculture, the lopping off the s...

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PRUNING-HOOK

PRU'NING-HOOKPRU'NING-KNIFE, noun An instrument used in pruning trees. It is of various forms.

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PRUNING-KNIFE

PRU'NING-KNIFE, n. An instrument used in pruning trees. It is of various forms.