n. The act of titivating, or dressing or sprucing up; the adding of small attractions to the toilet.
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n. sprucing up; making decorative additions to
Word Usage
"After that a mighty washing of hands took place, to remove the blacking stain; and then the Quarters settled down to a general "titivation," Tam "cleaning his nails for Christmas," amid great applause."