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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. Sprucer
(spr[udd]"s[~e]r); superl. Sprucest (spr[udd]"s[e^]st).]
[Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was
an article of finery. See Spruce, n.]
1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; --
formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now
chiefly applied to persons. ``Neat and spruce array.''
--Remedy of Love.
[1913 Webster]
2. Sprightly; dashing. [Obs.] ``Now, my spruce companions.''
--Shak.
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He is so spruce that he can never be genteel.
--Tatler.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Finical; neat; trim. See Finical.
[1913 Webster] -- Spruce"ly, adv. -- Spruce"ness, n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Spruce \Spruce\, a. [Compar. Sprucer; superl. Sprucest]
[Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was
an article of finery. See Spruce, n.]
1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to
things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to
persons. ``Neat and spruce array.'' --Remedy of Love.
2. Sprightly; dashing. [Obs.] ``Now, my spruce companions.''
--Shak.
He is so spruce that he can never be genteel.
--Tatler.
Syn: Finical; neat; trim. See Finical. -- Sruce"ly, adv.
-- Spruce"ness, n.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
spruceness
n : the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: neatness]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
spruceness
n.
The property of being spruce, of being neat and elegant.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
spruceness
n.
The property of being spruce, of being neat and elegant.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
spruceness
n.
The property of being spruce, of being neat and elegant.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
spruceness
n.
The property of being spruce, of being neat and elegant.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
spruceness'
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst spruceness)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Spruceness /spɹˈuːsnəs/
الأناقة
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
spruceness /spɹˈuːsnəs/
Sauberkeit , Gepflegtheit , Adrettheit , Schmuckheit
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