单词 | pruding |
释义 | † prudingn. Obsolete. Prudish behaviour. ΚΠ 1737 H. Carey Musical Cent. 13 Crowds of coxcombs thus deluding, Cringing, chatt'ring, ogling, flatt'ring by coquetting and by pruding all are Victims to my Art. 1824 J. Hogg Queen Hynde ii. 105 None of thy pruding let me hear. 1850 C. M. Yonge Henrietta's Wish x. 151 ‘Pruding,’ said Beatrice, ‘showing openly that you like it to be observed how prudent and proper you are.’ 1856 S. Houston Let. 2 Mar. in Personal Corr. (1996) IV. 199 You will be amused at the business like letter I am sure. She must be a sensible woman. There is no pruding in the letter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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