plue

English

Etymology

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Noun

plue (plural plues)

  1. (historical) The value of a full-sized beaver skin.
    • 2001, Lloyd Keith, North of Athabasca, page 47:
      Twelve and a half pieces of trade goods brought in 416½ plues in beaver and an assortment of other peltry, in addition to over 370 plues in provisions. (A plue was the value of a full-sized beaver skin.)

Esperanto

Etymology

plu +‎ -e

Pronunciation

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Adverb

plue

  1. more, continuedly
    • 1932, “Kolumo”, in L. L. Zamenhof, transl., Fabeloj de Andersen:
      "Kie vi loĝas?" demandis plue la kolumo.
      "Where do you live?" the collar continued to ask.

French

Participle

plue f sg

  1. feminine singular of plu

Usage notes

  • In modern French, the past participle of plaire is always invariable, because it is always intransitive.

Latin

Verb

plue

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of pluō

Middle English

Noun

plue

  1. alternative form of plough