||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.