Prepuce
//ˈpɹiːpjuːs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
"Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more."
- 2 a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis wordnet
- 3 The clitoral hood.
- 4 a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris wordnet
Example
More examples"Your prepuce really bothers you. You think it's feminine."
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”).
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