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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 prim /ˈprɪm/
 (a.)規規矩矩的,呆板的,拘謹的(vt.)弄整齊,把嘴閉緊(vi.)一本正經

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prim n.  Bot The privet.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prim, a.  Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Primmed p. pr. & vb. n. Primming.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prim, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 prim
      adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy,
              twee]
      2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
         approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prissy, prudish,
          puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced,
          straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian]
      v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
      2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite
         of food"
      3: dress primly [syn: prim up, prim out]
      [also: primming, primmed, primmest, primmer]