PRINK

overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out

(verb) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; “She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera”; “The young girls were all fancied up for the party”

prink

(verb) dress very carefully and in a finicky manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

prink (third-person singular simple present prinks, present participle prinking, simple past and past participle prinked)

(obsolete or dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.

Etymology 2

Noun

prink (plural prinks)

the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up

Verb

prink (third-person singular simple present prinks, present participle prinking, simple past and past participle prinked)

To look, gaze.

To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.

To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.

Synonyms

• prank

Source: Wiktionary


Prink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Prinking.] Etym: [Probably a nasalized form of prick. See Prick, v. t., and cf. Prig, Prank.]

Definition: To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.

Prink, v. t.

Definition: To prank or dress up; to deck fantastically. "And prink their hair with daisies." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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