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