Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - preen
Preen
preen
v.tr. & refl. 1 (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak. 2 (of a person) smarten or admire (oneself, one's hair, clothes, etc.). 3 (often foll. by on) congratulate or pride (oneself). Phrases and idioms preen gland a gland situated at the base of a bird's tail and producing oil used in preening. Derivatives preener n. Etymology: ME, app. var. of earlier prune (perh. rel. to PRUNE(2)): assoc. with Sc. & dial. preen pierce, pin
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl Date: before 12th century pin, brooch, II. transitive verb Date: 1572 pin, III. verb see: purchase Date: 14th century transitive verb to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland, to dress or smooth (oneself) up ; primp, to pride or congratulate (oneself) for achievement, intransitive verb to make oneself sleek, gloat, swell, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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