About The Word Preen
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Preen
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What's The Definition Of Preen?
[v] dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
[v] pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement [v] clean with one's bill, of birds Synonyms | Synonyms for Preen: congratulate | dress | plume | plume | pride | primp Related Terms | Find terms related to Preen: adorn | array | beautify | bedeck | bedizen | blazon | brush up | clean | color | dandify | deck | deck out | decorate | dizen | doll up | dress | dress up | embellish | emblazon | embroider | enrich | fettle | fig out | fix up | furbish | garnish | grace | groom | gussy up | manicure | ornament | paint | pique | plume | prank | prank up | prettify | primp | primp up | prink | prink up | redecorate | redo | refurbish | set off | set out | smarten | smarten up | spruce up | titivate | trick out | trick up | trim See Also | arrange | attire | clean | crow | deck out | deck up | dress up | fancy up | fig out | fig up | get up | gloat | gussy up | make clean | overdress | prink | rig out | set up | tog out | tog up | trick out | trick up | triumph Preen In Webster's Dictionary \Preen\, n. [AS. pre['o]n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D.
priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prj[=o]nn a
knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.]
A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
\Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.] 1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham. 2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. |
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