
Noah Webster
Prose
PROSE, noun s as z. [Latin prosa.]
1. The natural language of man; language loose and unconfined to poetical measure, as opposed to verse or metrical composition.
Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.
2. A prayer used in the Romish church on particular days.
PROSE, verb transitive To write in prose
1. To make a tedious relation.