preen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: preen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for preen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preen v clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: preen, plume] pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement Synonym(s): preen, congratulate dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Synonym(s): preen, primp, plume, dress
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preen \Preen\, n. [AS. pre[a2]n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D. priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prj[omac]nn a knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.] A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
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.