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PRANCED
Verb
pranced
simple past tense and past participle of prance
Source: Wiktionary
PRANCE
Prance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced; p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing.] Etym: [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.]
1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. Now rule thy prancing steed. Gay.
2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner. The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. Addison.
3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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