SPRUCE


Meaning of SPRUCE in English

[spruce] vb spruced ; spruc.ing vt (1594): to make spruce--often used with up ~ vi: to make oneself spruce "~ up a bit"

[2]spruce adj spruc.er ; spruc.est [perh. fr. obs. E Spruce leather leather imported from Prussia] (1599): neat or smart in appearance: trim -- spruce.ly adv -- spruce.ness n [3]spruce n [obs. Spruce Prussia, fr. ME, alter. of Pruce, fr. OF] (1670) 1 a: any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family with a conical head of dense foliage and soft light wood b: any of several coniferous trees (as Douglas fir) of similar habit

2: the wood of a spruce

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