PREEN

preen, primp, plume, dress

(verb) dress or groom with elaborate care; “She likes to dress when going to the opera”

preen, congratulate

(verb) pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

preen, plume

(verb) clean with one’s bill; “The birds preened”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

preen (plural preens)

A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.

(dialectal) pin

(dialectal) bodkin; brooch

Verb

preen (third-person singular simple present preens, present participle preening, simple past and past participle preened)

(transitive) To pin; fasten.

Etymology 2

Verb

preen (third-person singular simple present preens, present participle preening, simple past and past participle preened)

(of birds) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers.

To show off, posture, or smarm.

(UK, dialect, dated) To trim up, as trees.

Anagrams

• neper, perne

Source: Wiktionary

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Preen, n. Etym: [AS. preón a clasp, bodkin; akin to D. priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prjonn a knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.]

Definition: A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.

Preen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preened; p. pr. & vb. n. Preening.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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