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In some senses, prink is marked as obsolete, UK, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
prolonged
PREP.
after
verb
to give a wink; to wink.
noun
The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.
“Is my sash right; and does my hair look very bad?” said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner’s dressing-room, after a prolonged prink.
verb
To look, gaze.
To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
[…] by the Mass: You’ll make excellent Wives, Cuckold your Husbands immoderately: You mind nothing but prinking your selves up.
She put it on, then floated round the room prinking things — the flowers, the ashtrays, Jack's whisky tray — making everything outside herself perfect because nothing inside herself was perfect in the least.
To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
verb — put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
“Is my sash right; and does my hair look very bad?” said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner’s dressing-room, after a prolonged prink.
Wiktionary[…] by the Mass: You’ll make excellent Wives, Cuckold your Husbands immoderately: You mind nothing but prinking your selves up.
WiktionaryShe put it on, then floated round the room prinking things — the flowers, the ashtrays, Jack's whisky tray — making everything outside herself perfect because nothing inside herself was perfect in the
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In some senses, prink is marked as obsolete, UK, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.