prink

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
  2. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive“She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera”“The young girls were all fancied up for the party”Synonyms: overdressdress upfig outfig updeck upgussy upfancy uptrick updeck outtrick outattireget uprig outtog uptog out
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prink \Prink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Prinking.] [Probably a nasalized form of prick. See Prick, v. t., and cf. Prig, Prank.] To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank. [1913 Webster]

Prink \Prink\, v. t. To prank or dress up; to deck fantastically. "And prink their hair with daisies." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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