English

Alternative forms

• præpuce (obsolete)

Noun

prepuce ‎(plural prepuces)

1. (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the tip (glans) of the ****.

   1922, Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more. — James Joyce, Ulysses

   1985, But there are a fair number of halfway Jews – you know, those who want God without having to have their prepuces torn off to get him. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

2. (anatomy) The corresponding part of the clitoris.

Synonyms

• foreskin
• preputium
• akroposthion
• (part of the clitoris): clitoral hood
• See also Wikisaurus:foreskin

Translations

Derived terms

• preputiotomy

See also

• circumcise, circumcision

Anagrams

• creep up

Middle French

Noun

prepuce m (plural prepuces)

1. foreskin