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Swan Circles About To Tidy Her Feathers

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verb

• clean with one's bill

• pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

• dress or groom with elaborate care

39%6 "Front her, board her, woo her, assail her" — there's something to pay, they say
verb

• speak to someone

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

31%4Tidy up ... or make less tidy
noun

• fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• free microscopic particles of solid material

verb

• remove the dust from

• rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

• cover with a light dusting of a substance

• distribute loosely

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