Definition of prig

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Prig (n.) A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow..

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Stanchion :: Stanchion (n.) Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc..
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Mercurialize :: Mercurialize (v. i.) To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious..
Sprigging :: Sprigged (imp. & p. p.) of Spri.
Priggism :: Priggism (n.) The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig.
Virtuous :: Virtuous (a.) Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action..
Rectitude :: Rectitude (n.) Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice..
Riser :: Riser (n.) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like..
Kipper :: Kipper (a.) Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly..
Chasuble :: Chasuble (n.) The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle..
Pert :: Pert (a.) Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
Upright :: Upright (a.) Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
Sprang :: Sprigtail (n.) The sharp-tailed grouse.
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back..
Vegete :: Vegete (a.) Lively; active; sprightly; vigorous.
Palus :: Palus (n.) One of several upright slender calcareous processes which surround the central part of the calicle of certain corals.
Standard :: Standard (n.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing..
Busket :: Busket (n.) A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet..
Striction :: Strict (a.) Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters..
Spright :: Spriggy (a.) Full of sprigs or small branches.
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