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prink

[ pringk ]
/ prɪŋk /
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verb (used with object)
to deck or dress for show.
verb (used without object)
to deck oneself out.
to fuss over one's dress, especially before the mirror.
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Origin of prink

First recorded in 1570–80; apparently akin to prank2

OTHER WORDS FROM prink

prinker, noun

Words nearby prink

principle of least action, principle of mathematical induction, principle of superposition, principle of virtual work, princox, prink, print, printable, printanier, printback, print bar
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Words related to prink

attire, clothe, deck out, embellish, spruce up, adorn, beautify, bedeck, embroider, festoon, fix up, dress, array, bedizen, brighten, deck, enrich, garnish, gild, grace

How to use prink in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for prink

prink
/ (prɪŋk) /
verb
to dress (oneself, etc) finely; deck out
(intr) to preen oneself

Derived forms of prink

prinker, noun

Word Origin for prink

C16: probably changed from prank ² (to adorn, decorate)
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