prore

English

Etymology

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

Noun

prore (plural prores)

1. (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

1. plural of prora

Anagrams

• porre