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Meanings of primp in English

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arreglar-se

Dress or groom with elaborate care.

        arreglar-se
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        Examples for "dress"
        Examples for "dress"
        1
        This was a beautiful dress, great price and good quality, one wrote.
        News.com.au
        2
        On good days he's able to feed himself, but cannot dress himself.
        Finders Keepers
        3
        She went to Bullock's, bought a 'new dress, new hat, new shoes.
        Mildred Pierce
        4
        America has certainly reached its egalitarian summit as far as dress goes.
        Carrion comfort
        5
        In India, specially in June, they are not particular about the dress.
        Indian Ghost Stories / Second Edition
        1
        However, there is still debate about whether the inferred plume actually exists.
        Wired
        2
        The breeze catches the plume in his hat and flutters it smartly.
        A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
        3
        In the distance, a plume of dust was billowing off the road.
        Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
        4
        The Captain had a sword and a white plume in his shako.
        The Emerald City of Oz
        5
        From somewhere in the city a black plume of smoke was rising.
        Planet of the Damned
        1
        Even wild kakapos are known to approach, climb on, and preen people.
        Wired
        2
        Carefully, he began to preen, pulling out some feathers and smoothing others.
        Secrets of the Wolves
        3
        He said you'd pine and you'd preen, and how very right he was.
        Imajica: Complete Edition
        4
        There were many store-windows to preen before, as in a mirror.
        Half a Rogue
        5
        Birds came there to drink and bathe and preen and dress their feathers.
        The Shuttle
        Usage of primp in English
        1
        Even in his primp he would have struggled to pull this off.
        The Guardian
        2
        Renée would primp for the shows, sew herself a new skirt.
        Love is a mix tape: life and loss, one song at a time
        3
        Why I thought when folks got married they did not primp at all.
        Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
        4
        I straighten up and primp my hair for our march down the aisle.
        Getting old is tres dangereux
        5
        I'd never seen a guy primp so much in my life.
        How to make love like a porn star
        6
        Some immortals would always primp and preen for the media, and some simply wouldn't.
        The Bride Wore Black Leather
        7
        She ran to the mirror for a final primp before he should see her.
        The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig: A Novel
        8
        He ordered the drinks and I went upstairs to primp.
        Ghosts
        9
        Subway riders primp in front of full-length mirrors installed throughout the stations for that purpose.
        Radio NZ
        10
        It's just that never in my life could I bathe and primp in mere minutes.
        Through the grinder
        11
        But I brought you something more to primp with.
        Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
        12
        She used one hand to primp her braids.
        Gods go begging
        13
        Retracting the blade, he slipped the box cutter into his back pocket, and continued to primp.
        Desert places: a novel of terror
        14
        Have to primp and smile for once.
        The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
        15
        The girls may want to primp a little before luncheon; we don't have a young man every day.
        The House Behind the Cedars
        16
        None of this 'wait two minutes till I primp an hour or two' kind of business, now, Dele.
        The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
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        Translations for primp
        Primp through the time