Brewer's: Perk

To perk oneself. To plume oneself on anything. (Welsh, percu, to smarten or plume feathers, perc, neat.)

You begin to perk up a bit
—i.e. to get a little fatter and more plump after an illness. (See above.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Perkunos
Periwinkle
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