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† ˈsprucify, v. Obs. [f. spruce a.] trans. To make spruce. Also with it in refl. sense.
1611Cotgr., Pimper, to sprucifie, or finifie it; curiously to pranke, trimme, or tricke vp himselfe. 1661K. W. Conf. Charac., Cambr. Minion (1860) 78 An emblematicall ass sprucefyed with the gorgeous trappings of a lofty beusephalus. 1676Poor Robin's Intell. 15–22 Aug. 1/2 Sprucifying himself like a Country Bridegroom he came up to her brush'd and powder'd. |