(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:19:55

Pru"i*nose` (?), a. [L. pruinosus, fr. pruina hoarfrost.]

Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the like, so as to give the appearance of frost.

 

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