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verb (used with object)
1.
to dress or adorn with care.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to groom oneself carefully:
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
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Origin:
1795–1805;
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Synonyms
1,2.
preen, prettify, prink.
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primp
(prɪmp)
—
vb
to dress (oneself), esp in fine clothes; prink
[C19: probably from
prim
]
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primp
1801, probably an extension of prim (q.v.); cf. Scot. primpit (c.1739) "delicate, nice."
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