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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
prise
CIDE DICTIONARY
prise, n.
An enterprise. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
prise, v. & n. (also prize)
--v.tr. force open or out by leverage (prised up the lid; prised the box open).
--n. leverage, purchase.
--v.tr. force open or out by leverage (prised up the lid; prised the box open).
--n. leverage, purchase.
Etymology
ME & OF prise levering instrument (as PRIZE(1))
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