prore

English

Etymology

From Latin prora (“prow”). Doublet of prow.

Noun

prore (plural prores)

(poetic, obsolete) The prow or fore part of a ship.
- 1715, Homer, [Alexander] Pope, transl., “Book II”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC:
  These in twelve galleys with vermilion prores
  Beneath his conduct sought the Phrygian shores..
- 1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 6.XIII:
  As the tall ship, whose lofty prore / Shall never stem the billows more […] !

Anagrams

Perro, Roper, porer, repro, roper

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.re/
Rhymes: -ɔre
Hyphenation: prò‧re

Noun

prore f

plural of prora

Anagrams

porre

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