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
preen (plural preens)
A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
(dialectal) pin
(dialectal) bodkin; brooch
preen (third-person singular simple present preens, present participle preening, simple past and past participle preened)
(transitive) To pin; fasten.
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.
• neper, perne
Source: Wiktionary
Preen, n. Etym: [AS. preĂłn 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
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.