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Prepuce

//ˈpɹiːpjuːs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.

    "Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more."

  2. 2
    a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis wordnet
  3. 3
    The clitoral hood.
  4. 4
    a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris wordnet

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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