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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Preen  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Preen  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  preen 
  v  1:  clean  with  one's  bill,  of  birds  [syn:  {plume}] 
  2:  pride  or  congratulate  (oneself)  for  an  achievement  [syn:  {pride}, 
  {congratulate}] 
  3:  dress  or  groom  with  elaborate  care  [syn:  {primp},  {plume},  {dress}]




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