English Dictionary

prunella

名詞

古語 歴史的 不可算名詞

(now rare, historical) A smooth worsted or silk fabric, generally black, formerly used for making shoes and clergymen's gowns.

日本語の意味

昔は靴や聖職者のガウンに使用されていた、黒色で滑らかなウールまたは絹の生地

The priest's cassock was fashioned from prunella, its sheen softened by years of wear.

その司祭の法服は重い、滑らかなウーステッド生地で作られており、長年の使用で光沢が和らいでいた。

意味（1）

(now rare, historical) A smooth worsted or silk fabric, generally black, formerly used for making shoes and clergymen's gowns.

When Edna knocked at Mademoiselle Reisz's front room door and entered, she discovered that person standing beside the window, engaged in mending or patching an old prunella gaiter.