Brink vs Prink - What's the difference?
brink | prink |
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also used figuratively.
the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up
* 2006 , Louisa May Alcott, Little Women :
to look, gaze
to dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up
to strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious
As nouns the difference between brink and prink
is that brink is the edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also used figuratively while prink is the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up.As a verb prink is
to give a wink; to wink.brink
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(en noun)Derived terms
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at .Etymology 2
Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of , (etyl) and (etyl) prunk.Noun
(en noun)- [...] And does my hair look very bad?", said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner's dressing room after a prolonged prink .