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prink

[ pringk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to dress, groom, or decorate (someone or something) in a careful and showy manner:

    He prinked and preened himself in preparation for the dance.

    Prink your hair with ribbons.

    The gazebo was prinked with flowers and buntings.



verb (used without object)

  1. to dress or groom oneself with care and attention:

    She stopped before the mirror and prinked.

prink

/ prɪŋk /

verb

  1. to dress (oneself, etc) finely; deck out
  2. intr to preen oneself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈprinker, noun
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Other Words From

  • prinker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prink1

First recorded in 1570–80; apparently akin to prank 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prink1

C16: probably changed from prank ² (to adorn, decorate)
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Example Sentences

Then I am going back to the hotel for an hour's rest and to prink, and afterwards into the Sporting Club at four o'clock.

Many a marriageable maiden who came to view the trousseau went home to prink and blush and watch for the shadchan.

No stopping to prink at the last moment, no forgetting something when it is too late to go back for it.

I came in here just to remind you to begin to prink before dinner or youd never be ready.

What I have to endure, V., waiting while you prink, no tongue can tell.

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