Pro*longe" (?), n. [F. See Prolong.] (Field Artillery) A rope with a
hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it
to the limber, and for various other purposes.
Pro*long"er (?), n. One who, or that which, causes an extension in time
or space.
Pro*long"ment (?), n. Prolongation.
Pro*lu"sion (?), n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before
+ ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the
principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or
exercise. "Domestic prolusions." Thackeray.
Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine,
whose prolusion lasted.
Sir W. Scott.
Prom`a*na"tion (?), n. [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a flowing, fr. manare
to flow.] The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs.] Dr. H.
More.
Prom`e*nade" (?), n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from promener to
lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from L. prominare to drive
forward or along; pro forward + minare to drive animals. See Amenable,
Menace.]