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prink
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prɪŋk
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pringk
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verb (used with object)
1.
to deck or dress for show.
verb (used without object)
2.
to deck oneself out.
3.
to fuss over one's dress, especially before the mirror.
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Origin:
1570–80;
apparently akin to
prank
2
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prink·er,
noun
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prink
(prɪŋk)
—
vb
1.
to dress (oneself, etc) finely; deck out
2.
(
intr
) to preen oneself
[C16: probably changed from
prank
² (to adorn, decorate)]
'prinker
—
n
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