prepuce
See also: prépuce
English
Alternative forms
- præpuce (obsolete)
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
prepuce (plural prepuces)
- (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
- Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more.
- Synonym: penile foreskin
- 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.
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- (anatomy) The clitoral hood.
- Synonyms: clitoral hood, clitoral foreskin
Synonyms
- foreskin
- preputium
- See also Thesaurus:foreskin
Derived terms
- Holy Prepuce (Holy Foreskin)
- prepuceless
- preputial
- preputioplasty
- preputiotomy
Translations
foreskin — see foreskin
foreskin of certain animals — see sheath
See also
- akroposthion
- circumcision
Further reading
- Prepuce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Foreskin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Clitoral hood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- creep up
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeputium.
Noun
prepuce m (plural prepuces)
- foreskin
Descendants
- French: prépuce