pruinousadj.

Brit.

/ˈpruːᵻnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpruənəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pruīnōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pruīnōsus frosty < pruīna hoar frost ( < the same Indo-European base as freeze v.) + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare pruinose adj. and pruinate adj.With sense 2 compare French pruineux (1842; < pruine hoar frost (first half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman in an isolated attestation; subsequently from 1516), whitish waxy secretion or powdery deposit giving the appearance of hoar frost (1842) < classical Latin pruīna : see above) + -eux : see -ous suffix).

†1. Of or relating to frost; frosty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adjective] > intensely cold, freezing, or frosty > frosty

frostyOE

pruinous1588

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 97 Much icie and pruinous cold to be expected.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ix. 284 In a Frosty morning the pruinous Atoms lye floating in the Air.

2. Chiefly Botany = pruinose adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > covered with bloom or powdery deposit

bloomy1700

glaucose1714

glaucous1750

pruinose1784

glaucine1829

glaucescent1836

pruinate1858

pruinous1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Pruinous, same as pruinose.

1891 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 18 66 Segments 3–6 of abdomen with pruinous tomentum.

1919 New Phytologist 18 265 Leaves glaucous-green, with spikelets often pruinous.

1998 Bryologist 101 308/1 Apothecia..with pruinous, circular to somewhat irregular discs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pruinous
释义	pruinousadj. Brit. /ˈpruːᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˈpruənəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pruīnōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin pruīnōsus frosty < pruīna hoar frost ( < the same Indo-European base as freeze v.) + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare pruinose adj. and pruinate adj.With sense 2 compare French pruineux (1842; < pruine hoar frost (first half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman in an isolated attestation; subsequently from 1516), whitish waxy secretion or powdery deposit giving the appearance of hoar frost (1842) < classical Latin pruīna : see above) + -eux : see -ous suffix). †1. Of or relating to frost; frosty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [adjective] > intensely cold, freezing, or frosty > frosty frostyOE pruinous1588 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 97 Much icie and pruinous cold to be expected. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ix. 284 In a Frosty morning the pruinous Atoms lye floating in the Air. 2. Chiefly Botany = pruinose adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > covered with bloom or powdery deposit bloomy1700 glaucose1714 glaucous1750 pruinose1784 glaucine1829 glaucescent1836 pruinate1858 pruinous1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Pruinous, same as pruinose. 1891 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 18 66 Segments 3–6 of abdomen with pruinous tomentum. 1919 New Phytologist 18 265 Leaves glaucous-green, with spikelets often pruinous. 1998 Bryologist 101 308/1 Apothecia..with pruinous, circular to somewhat irregular discs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1588
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