Preen
Pronunciation : Preen
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. pre?n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D. priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prjonn a knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.]
Definition : Defn: A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Preen
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Preen, n.; or cf. Prune.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Preened; p. pr. & vb. n. Preening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913