Толковый словарь английского языка - prune
Prune
prune
I. noun see: plum Date: 14th century a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation, II. verb (~d; pruning) see: pro- Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter , to remove as superfluous , to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth , intransitive verb to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous, ~r noun
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1. n. 1 a dried plum. 2 colloq. a silly or disliked person. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L prunum f. Gk prou(m)non plum 2. v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by down) trim (a tree etc.) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches etc. b (usu. foll. by off, away) lop (branches etc.) from a tree. 2 reduce (costs etc.) (must try to prune expenses). 3 a (often foll. by of) clear (a book etc.) of superfluities. b remove (superfluities). Phrases and idioms pruning-hook a long-handled hooked cutting tool used for pruning. Derivatives pruner n. Etymology: ME prouyne f. OF pro(o)ignier ult. f. L rotundus ROUND ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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