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to pout, to be dainty, to give oneself airs, to stand upon ceremony, to make some difficulty, to be fussy, very particular, disdainful, overnice, to turn up one's nose, to simper, to smirk, to want asking, to hesitate;
to play the bully, to set up for a beau, to boast or brag of, to pique or plume oneself;
to put on the airs of a lord.