||Pru*nel"la (?), n. [NL., perhaps from G. bræune quinsy, croup.] (Med.) (a) Angina, or angina pectoris. (b) Thrush.

Prunella salt(Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little balls.

{ Pru*nel"la, Pru*nel"lo, } n. [F. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See Prune, n.] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns.

PRUNELLA. Mr. Prunella; a parson: parson's gowns being
frequently made of prunella.

To PRY. To examine minutely into a matter or business.
A prying fellow; a man of impertinent curiosity, apt to
peep and inquire into other men's secrets.