Pĕrk1, a.
(14), a. [See infra.] Pert; uppish; smart; trim; vain. “Perk as a peacock.” Spenser.
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(14), a. [See infra.] Pert; uppish; smart; trim; vain. “Perk as a peacock.” Spenser.
[W. percu, to trim, to make smart.] To hold up the head with affected smartness. “That Edward’s miss thus perks it in your face.” Pope.
To dress up; to make trim or smart; to prank. Shak.