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▸ noun:  A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
▸ noun:  (dialectal) pin
▸ noun:  (dialectal) bodkin; brooch
▸ verb:  (transitive) To pin; fasten.
▸ verb:  (of birds, ambitransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.
▸ verb:  (of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To show off, posture, or smarm.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To flatter.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To comb; to make orderly.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To trim up, as trees.
▸ verb:  (transitive, more generally) To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify.

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