preen
/priːn/ verb [I, T]Definition
BIRD › If a bird preens or preens itself, it makes its feathers clean and tidy.
PERSON › to try to look attractive: When you've finished preening, perhaps we can go out. [often reflexive] The actors preened themselves in the dressing room.
(Definition of preen verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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