n.
Pronunciation: ' prau ̇ , archaic ' pr ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French proue, probably from Old Italian dialect prua, from Latin prora, from Greek pr ō ira
Date: 1555
1 : the bow of a ship : STEM
2 : a pointed projecting front part
n.
Pronunciation: ' prau ̇ , archaic ' pr ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French proue, probably from Old Italian dialect prua, from Latin prora, from Greek pr ō ira
Date: 1555
1 : the bow of a ship : STEM
2 : a pointed projecting front part
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012