English-Thai Dictionary

preen

VI แต่งตัว ให้ ดูดี  spruce tang-tua-hai-du-de

 

preen

VT แต่งตัว ให้ ดูดี  spruce tang-tua-hai-du-de

 

preen on

PHRV ภูมิใจ ใน  pique on plume on pum-jai-nai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREEN

n.A forked instrument used by clothiers in dressing cloth.

 

PREEN

v.t.To clean, compose and dress the feathers, as fowls, to enable them to glide more easily through the air or water. For this purpose they are furnished with two glands on their rump, which secrete an oily substance into a bag, from which they draw it with the bill and spread it over their feathers.

 

PREENING

ppr. Cleaning and composing the feathers, as fowls.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

PREENGAGE

Pre `ën *gage ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preëngaged; p. pr. & vb. n.Preëngaging.]

 

Defn: To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. But he was preëngaged by former ties. Dryden.

 

PREENGAGEMENT

PREENGAGEMENT Pre `ën *gage "ment, n.

 

Defn: Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract, promise, or affection. My preëngagements to other themes were not unknown to those for whom I was to write. Boyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preen

preen |prēn prin | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a bird ) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak: robins preened at the pool's edge | [ with obj. ] : the pigeon preened her feathers. • (of a person ) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance: adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors. • (preen oneself ) congratulate or pride oneself: he's busy preening himself on acquiring such a pretty girlfriend. DERIVATIVES preen er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: apparently a variant of obsolete prune (based on Latin ungere ‘anoint ’), in the same sense, associated with Scots and northern English dialect preen ‘pierce, pin ’ (because of the “pricking ” action of the bird's beak ).

 

preen gland

preen gland ▶noun Ornithology (on a bird ) a gland at the base of the tail that produces the oil used in preening.

 

Oxford Dictionary

preen

preen |priːn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a bird ) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak: reed buntings preened at the pool's edge | [ with obj. ] : the pigeon preened her feathers. • (also preen oneself ) (of a person ) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance: adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors. • (preen oneself ) congratulate or pride oneself: he's busy preening himself on acquiring such a pretty girlfriend. DERIVATIVES preener noun ORIGIN late Middle English: apparently a variant of obsolete prune (based on Latin ungere ‘anoint ’), in the same sense, associated with Scots and northern English dialect preen ‘pierce, pin ’ (because of the ‘pricking ’ action of the bird's beak ).

 

preen gland

preen gland ▶noun Ornithology a gland at the base of a bird's tail, which produces the oil used in preening.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preen

preen verb 1 the robin preened its feathers: clean, tidy, groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume. 2 she preened before the mirror: admire oneself, primp oneself, groom oneself, spruce oneself up; informal titivate oneself, doll oneself up, gussy oneself up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preen

preen verb 1 a robin sat on a low branch, preening its feathers: clean, tidy, groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume, prink. 2 his wife preened before the mirror: admire oneself, primp oneself, primp, prink oneself; pretty oneself, prettify oneself, smarten oneself, beautify oneself, make oneself pretty /smart /beautiful, groom oneself, tidy oneself, spruce oneself up; informal titivate oneself, doll oneself up; Brit. informal tart oneself up; N. Amer. informal gussy oneself up; archaic plume oneself, trig oneself. PHRASES preen oneself he's busy preening himself on acquiring such a pretty girlfriend: congratulate oneself, be pleased with oneself, pride oneself, be proud of oneself, pat oneself on the back, give oneself a pat on the back, feel self-satisfied; archaic pique oneself.

 

French Dictionary

préencollé

préencollé , ée adj. adjectif Enduit de colle. : Un papier peint préencollé.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preen

preen /priːn /動詞 他動詞 1 〈鳥 動物が 〉(〈羽 毛 〉を )つくろう, 整える .2 ｟非難して おどけて ｠〖～ oneself 〗〈人が 〉 (やたらに時間をかけて )身なりを整える ; 【賞賛に対して 】誇らしげな様子を見せる, «…を » 鼻にかける «on , upon » .自動詞 1 羽 [毛 ]づくろいする .2 ｟非難して おどけて ｠〈人が 〉めかしこむ .