Spruceness definition

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

  Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. {Sprucer}
     (spr[udd]"s[~e]r); superl. {Sprucest} (spr[udd]"s[e^]st).]
     [Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was
     an article of finery. See {Spruce}, n.]
     1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; --
        formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now


        chiefly applied to persons. "Neat and spruce array."
        --Remedy of Love.
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     2. Sprightly; dashing. [Obs.] "Now, my spruce companions."
        --Shak.
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              He is so spruce that he can never be genteel.
                                                    --Tatler.
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     Syn: Finical; neat; trim. See {Finical}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Spruce"ly}, adv. -- {Spruce"ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spruceness
       n : the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: {neatness}]

















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