Translation of prune in Maithili মৈথিলী

expr. prunes and prism (or prisms), a mincing or affectedly nice manner of speaking or behaving.
Ex. Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism, are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism (Dickens).

prune (1), noun.
1. a kind of sweet plum that is dried.
Ex. We had stewed prunes for breakfast.
2. a plum suitable for drying.
3. (Slang.) a person thought to be unattractive, stupid, or unpleasant.

prune (2), verb, pruned,pruning.

prune (3), transitive verb, intransitive verb, pruned,pruning.
to dress carefully; preen.

v.i. to cut off superfluous parts, especially twigs or branches.
Ex. Very often pruning brings about the introduction of fungus spores to the freshly cut or broken tissues (Fred W. Emerson).

v.t. 1. to cut superfluous or undesirable branches or twigs from (a bush, tree, or vine).
Ex. to prune fruit trees or grapevines.
2. to cut off; cut out.
Ex. Prune all the dead branches. (Figurative.) The editor pruned the needless wor