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preening |
1 definition found 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.
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