Read full poem →Ah, Princess! with what zeal have I pursued!
Almost forgot the duty of a prude. 10
This king I never could attend too soon;
Dictionary Entry
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. prudeprude jonathanprude littleprude oldprude laprude ladyprude victorian
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Poetry examples for “prude”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And sip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea.
The graver Prude sinks downward to a Gnome,
In search of mischief still on Earth to roam.
Read full poem →And sip, with Nymphs, their elemental tea.
The graver prude sinks downward to a Gnome,
In search of mischief still on earth to roam.
Read full poem →Was this her eldest, Honor; prude,
Who would not let me pull the swing;
Read full poem →The gay coquette, who ogles all the day,
Comes here at night, and goes a prude away.
Hither the affected city dame advancing,
Read full poem →Here comes the _snarl_-horn, _brawl_-horn, _lewd_-horn,
Followed by the _prude_-horn, bleak and squeaking:--
(Some of them from Kansas, some of them from Kansas.)