Preen, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Preened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preening.] [See Preen, n.; or cf. Prune.] 1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; — said of birds. Derham.
2. To trim up, as trees. Halliwell.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.