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Definition of Primped
1. primp [v] - See also: primp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primped
Literary usage of Primped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"Full of affectation, S. ——Nae ¡11 he limped ; Just i' the newest i'ashion primped,
.... primped ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"Stiffly dressed ; excessively stiff in demeanour, S.] Just i' the newest fashion
primped, Wi1 powder'd crown. Nae ill he limped ; 2. ..."
3. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"They primped their feathers in the enn, An" sung their sweetest notes; An' music
jest come on the run From all their purty throats 1 But still that bird was ..."
4. The Bookman (1899)
"As she primped, the miniature lay before her, and ever and anon she paused for
a moment to look at it. Finally, when properly robed, she picked it up and ..."
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