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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr & vb n.
{Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr F. provigner to lay
down vine stocks for propagation; hence probably, the
meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.]
1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts branches, or
shoots of to clear of useless material; to shape or
smooth by trimming; to trim: as to prune trees; to prune
an essay. --Thackeray.
Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be
pruned and reformed. --Bacon.
Our delightful task To prune these growing plants,
and tend these flowers. --Milton.
2. To cut off or cut out as useless parts
Horace will our superfluous branches prune.
--Waller.
3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser.
His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys
his beak. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pruned
adj : (of plants or trees) shaped by having superfluous branches
or shoots trimmed back or cut off "abundant fruit from
properly pruned vines and fruit trees"
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