Definition of Preened

1. Verb. (past of preen) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preened

1. preen [v] - See also: preen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preened

preemptive right
preemptive self-defence
preemptive strike
preemptive strikes
preemptively
preemptor
preemptors
preemptory
preempts
preen
preen gland
preenact
preenacted
preenacting
preenacts
preened (current term)
preener
preeners
preengage
preengaged
preengagement
preengagements
preengages
preengaging
preening
preeningly
preenings
preenrollment
preens
preequilibrated

Literary usage of Preened

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"exactly, precisely (with numbers and measures). -ffat (suf.): (with numerals) exactly, precisely, just. preen tafa(vo.): comb, preen. preened tafa-2(unsp. ..."

2. Denizens of the Deep by Frank Thomas Bullen (1904)
"Those with young ones hatched poked at and preened them with their long beaks, preparatory to leaving them, and those with eggs only just laid took a ..."

3. Birds of Song and Story by Elizabeth Grinnell, Joseph Grinnell (1901)
"He preened his wing and the two birds preened each a wing. His little throat swelled out in melody, the tip of his beak pointing straight to the ceiling of ..."

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