To show off, posture, or smarm.
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 pin; fasten.
bodkin; brooch
A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
pin
To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.
To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.
A beam or rod providing support.
An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.
An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.
A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.