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Definition of Prief
1. n. Proof.
Definition of Prief
1. preif [n -S] - See also: preif
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prief
Literary usage of Prief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"... and new ones take their place; manners are altered cither for the better or
the worse. The custom of representing the prief ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"The Taylor he cam t prief [proof J. For ne'er a bosom yet was ... S. I see thy
life is stuff o' prief, As a' the priests had seen me get thee Add. to ..."
3. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1896)
"... pried her bonic mou',' i. 92. 7. Preen, a pin: 'my memory's no worth a preen,' i.
17*. 7. Prent, print. prief, proof: ' for ne'er a bosom yet was ..."
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