pree

or prie

[ pree ]

noun
  1. a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.

verb (used with object),preed, pree·ing.
  1. to try, test, or taste.

Idioms about pree

  1. pree the mouth of, Scot. to kiss.

Origin of pree

1
1690–1700; shortened form of preive,Middle English preve (noun), preven (v.) <Old French pr(o)eve, preuver;see prove

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How to use pree in a sentence

  • For she knew that when a Countess of Blanchelande is about to die she always finds a white rose on her prie-Dieu.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France
  • Ma chre M-elle Fanny,—Je vous prie beaucoup de me pardonner que je ne vous ai ecrit si longtemps.

  • It is there called a "prie-dieu," and is said to have belonged to the Dukes of Savoy, but the size is very unusual for such a use.

  • The young men went out, and the king, left alone, kneeled down on his prie-Dieu.

    Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • Know then that I have found a white rose on the cushion of my prie-Dieu.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France