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Definition of Preener
1. one that preens [n -S] - See also: preens
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preener
Literary usage of Preener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1855)
"... liv clearer streams and preener prairies roves, And that his spirit, in the
Sunset Groves, Where, ever bounding with his silver horus, The screaming ..."
2. An Introduction to Heraldry: Containing the Origin and Use of Arms; Rules by Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull (1854)
"... name, preener. PREMIER, from the French, signifies first; and is used by
English heralds to signify the most ancient peer of any degree by creation. ..."
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