pree
or prie
[ pree ]
noun
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
verb (used with object),preed, pree·ing.
to try, test, or taste.
Idioms about pree
pree the mouth of, Scot. to kiss.
Origin of pree
11690–1700; 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 FranceMa chre M-elle Fanny,—Je vous prie beaucoup de me pardonner que je ne vous ai ecrit si longtemps.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIt 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, PereKnow then that I have found a white rose on the cushion of my prie-Dieu.
Honey-Bee | Anatole France
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