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Definition of Pruned
1. prune [v] - See also: prune
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pruned
Literary usage of Pruned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pruning-book: A Monograph of the Pruning and Training of Plants as by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"In well pruned vineyards the cost of stripping ought not to exceed one dollar an
... In whatever way or however much the plant may be pruned, it immediately ..."
2. The Grape in Kansas by William H. Barnes, Kansas State Horticultural Society (1901)
"Grape-vines may be pruned any time after the leaves drop in the fall until the buds
... The average height of vine when pruned should be about four feet. ..."
3. The Emporium of Arts and Sciences by John Redman Coxe (1812)
"After having pruned the vine, the first occupation is ! ! At the end of March,
or beginning of April, when the thaws have softened the ground, ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1881)
"... squirrels, a dog, and a cat, much as if they were children, with illustrative
pictures by Miss Humphrey. Other books comprise a pruned and ..."
5. Public School Methods (1921)
"How the Various Plants Are pruned. A few of the more important fruit-bearing
plants should now be taken up separately and the children should be required to ..."