Category:Preen

Preen, n. Etym: [as. preón a clasp, bodkin; akin to d. priem punch, Bodkin, awl, g. pfriem, icel. prjonn a knitting needle, pin, dan. Preen a bodkin, punch.]

Defn: a forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.

Preen Preen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preened; p. pr. & vb. n. Preening.] Etym: [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.