prink

Example Sentences

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I must go home an' prink Elly Precious an' Carruthers.

From Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings by Donnell, Annie Hamilton

"I suppose they all stopped to fuss and prink," said Nora, as she peered through the vines that screened the porch.

From Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

And Polly ran into her own room, to prink also, fearing that her friend might be ashamed of her plain costume.

From An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May

What I have to endure, V., waiting while you prink, no tongue can tell.

From Peggy by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)

Mebbee ye'll have to prink up a little now that we've got a gentleman contractor in the ship.

From Frontier Stories by Harte, Bret