preen🔊

A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.

(dialectal) Pin.

(dialectal) Bodkin; brooch.

To pin; fasten.

(of birds) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.

(of people) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror. +

To show off, posture, or smarm.

To flatter.

To comb; to make orderly.

To trim up, as trees.

(more generally) To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify.