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Definition of Preened
1. preen [v] - See also: preen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preened
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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