prepuce
See also: prépuce
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- præpuce (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle English prepuce, prepuse, from Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), from Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), a combination of prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin pūtos (“penis”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prepuce (plural prepuces)
- (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
- Synonym: penile foreskin
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
- Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
- But there are a fair number of halfway Jews – you know, those who want God without having to have their prepuces torn off to get him.
- (anatomy) The clitoral hood.
- Synonyms: clitoral hood, clitoral foreskin
Synonyms edit
- foreskin
- preputium
- See also Thesaurus:foreskin
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
foreskin — see foreskin
foreskin of certain animals — see sheath
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Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praeputium.
Noun edit
prepuce m (plural prepuces)
Descendants edit
- French: prépuce