Pruinose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pruinose \Pru"i*nose`\, a. [L. pruinosus, fr. pruina hoarfrost.]
     Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the
     like, so as to give the appearance of frost.
     [1913 Webster]