preen
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Noun — A forked tool used by clothworkers to finish and smooth cloth.
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Etymology
This word came into English via Middle English pren, which developed from Old English prēon, itself from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (compare Icelandic prjónn (“pin, knitting-needle”), Danish pryne (“needle, eel-spear”)). Its origin beyond that is uncertain, though it may go back to Proto-Indo-European *brewn- (“protrusion...
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