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Prunella Prunelliformis , sometimes called prunella, Italian sloe gin
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Prunella may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Prunella (fairy tale), an Italian fairy tale * ''Prunella'' (film), a 1918 silent film Plants and animals * ''Prunella'' (bird), also known as accentors or dunnocks, a bird genus * ''Prunella'' (plant), also known as self-heal, a plant genus * Prunella (grape), a French wine grape better known known as Cinsaut Other uses * Prunella (given name) * Prunella (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare * Prunella (cloth), an 18th-century worsted fabric * Bargnolino Bargnolino is an Italian variation of sloe gin, made by soaking sloe fruits from the blackthorn plant, '' Prunus spinosa'', with sugar and spices in spirit alcohol. This results in a reddish, sweet liquor, around 40-45% alcohol by volume Alco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (fairy Tale)
"Prunella" is an Italian fairy tale, originally known as Prezzemolina. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Grey Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 310, the Maiden in the Tower. Italo Calvino noted that variants were found over all of Italy. The captor who demands his captive perform impossible tasks, and the person, usually the captor's child, who helps with them, is a very common fairy tale theme—Nix Nought Nothing, The Battle of the Birds, The Grateful Prince, or The Master Maid—but this tale unusually makes the captive a girl and the person the captor's son. Synopsis Prunella A girl goes to school, and every day, she picks a plum from a tree along the way. She is called "Prunella" because of this. But the tree belongs to a wicked witch and one day she catches the girl. Prunella grows up as her captive. One day, the witch sends her with a basket to the well, with orders to bring it back filled with water. The water seeps out every time, and Prunella cries. A handsome youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (film)
''Prunella'' is a 1918 American silent romantic fantasy film directed by Maurice Tourneur. The film is based on the 1906 play ''Prunella, or, Love in a Dutch Garden'' by Laurence Housman and Harley Granville-Barker, and stars Marguerite Clark in the title role. Clark also starred in the 1913 Winthrop Ames produced Broadway stage production on which the film is based. The majority of the film is considered lost, with only fragments still in existence. Plot As described in a film magazine, Prunella (Clark), who lives in a garden with her three aunts Prim (Berwin), Prude (Harris) and Privacy (Cecil), is carefully guarded from the outside world until the day a troupe of travelling players comes to town. Pierrot (Raucourt), the leader, creeps into the garden and captivates Prunella's heart. She runs off with him and becomes his Pierrette. For two years they wander from country to country. Pierrot tires of his marriage vows and runs away. He finds what a miserable thing life is witho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (bird)
The accentors are a genus of birds in the family Prunellidae, which is Endemism, endemic to the Old World. This small group of closely related passerines are all in the genus ''Prunella''. All but the dunnock and the Japanese accentor are inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia; these two also occur in lowland areas, as does the Siberian accentor in the far north of Siberia. These birds are not strongly bird migration, migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter and make Altitudinal migration, altitudinal movements. Taxonomy and etymology The genus ''Prunella'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot, Louis Vieillot in 1816 with the dunnock (''Prunella modularis'') as the type species. Although the genus is usually used for all the accentors, the alpine accentor and Altai accentor are sometimes separated into the genus ''Laiscopus''. Harrison used the group name dunnock for all of the species, not just ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (plant)
''Prunella'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Lamiaceae, also known as self-heals, heal-all, or allheal for their use in herbal medicine. Habitat Most are native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but ''Prunella vulgaris'' (common self-heal) is Holarctic in distribution, occurring in North America as well, and is a common lawn weed. Prunellas are low-growing plants, and thrive in moist wasteland and grass, spreading rapidly to cover the ground. They are members of the mint family and have the square stem common to mints. Biological descriptions The common name "self-heal" derives from the use of some species to treat a range of minor Disease, disorders. Self-heal can be grown from seed, or by dividing clumps in spring or autumn. ;Species # ''Prunella albanica'' Pénzes – Albania # ''Prunella × bicolor'' Beck – parts of Europe (''P. grandiflora × P. laciniata'') # ''Prunella × codinae'' Sennen – Spain (''P. hyssopifolia × P. laciniata'') # ''Prunella cret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (grape)
Cinsaut or Cinsault ( , ) is a red wine grape whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria, Lebanon, and Morocco. It is often blended with grapes such as Grenache and Carignan to add softness and bouquet.Jancis Robinson, ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' Mitchell Beazley 1986 It has many synonyms, of which perhaps the most confusing is its sale as a table grape called 'Oeillade', although it is different from the "true" Oeillade which is no longer cultivated. In South Africa, it was known as "Hermitage", hence the name of its most famous cross Pinotage. History Cinsaut appears to be an ancient variety that may have originated in the Hérault, but could equally have been brought by traders from the eastern Mediterranean. Distribution and wines Algeria Cinsaut is popular in Algeria for its drought resistance, and is used to make large volumes of wine. Australia Cinsaut is grown under a variety of names such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (given Name)
Prunella is a feminine given name. The name is derived from the Latin for plum. The usual diminutive or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prudence. People * Prunella Briance (1926–2017), British founder of the National Childbirth Trust * Prunella Clough (1919–1999), British artist * Prunella Fraser (died 2016), British architectural historian, writer, and archivist * Prunella Gee (born 1950), English counsellor, therapist and former actress * Prunella Ransome (1943–2002), English actress * Prunella Scales (born 1932), British actress * Prunella Stack (1914–2010), British fitness pioneer and women's rights activist Fictional characters * Prunella Deegan, a child in the children's book and the animated television series ''Arthur'' * Prunella, the title character in the Italian fairy tale " Prunella" * Prunella Gentleman, heroine of the novel ''Sorcerer of the Crown'' by Zen Cho Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (horse)
Prunella (1788 – December 1811) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Raced from 1791 to 1794, she won three races including a Sweepstakes of 200 guineas each at Newmarket. She was retired to stud and became an influential broodmare, foaling Epsom Derby winner Pope and Epsom Oaks winner Pelisse. Her daughters also went on to become top broodmares in their own right. She was owned by Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. Background Prunella was a bay filly bred by the 3rd Duke of Grafton and foaled in 1788. She was sired by the undefeated Great Subscription Purse winner Highflyer. Highflyer was also a top stallion, becoming Champion sire thirteen times. He sired three Epsom Derby winners in Noble, Sir Peter Teazle and Skyscraper along with several other classic winners. Sir Peter Teazle also became an important stallion. Prunella's dam was Promise, a daughter of Champion sire Snap. Racing career 1791: Three-year-old season Prunella made her racecourse debut at Epsom Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (cloth)
In clothing, prunella is a worsted fabric, sometimes also made with a blend of silk. Documented from the 17th to the 20th centuries, it was produced in Norwich. Prunella was used in a variety of garments such as petticoats, academic and barristers' gowns, judges' robes, coats, waistcoats, and shoes. Etymology Prunella was named from the French , meaning sloe ''Prunus spinosa'', called blackthorn or sloe, is an Old World species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is locally naturalized in parts of the New World. The fruits are used to make sloe gin in Britain and patxaran in Ba ..., for its dark colour. Weave Prunella had a warp-faced weave structure. Variations Though the cloth was initially worsted material, manufacturers sometimes used a combination with silk, or with cotton in the weft. References Woven fabrics {{Clothing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
