ornament vs preen

ornament

verb
  • To add to. 

  • To decorate. 

noun
  • The articles used in church services. 

  • A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate) 

  • A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line. 

  • An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns. 

  • A Christmas tree decoration. 

preen

verb
  • To pin; fasten. 

  • To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror. 

  • To trim up, as trees. 

  • To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify. 

  • To flatter. 

  • To comb; to make orderly. 

  • To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers. 

  • To show off, posture, or smarm. 

noun
  • bodkin; brooch 

  • A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth. 

  • pin 

How often have the words ornament and preen occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )