pickle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pickle	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for pickle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pickle n vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" Synonym(s): fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish v preserve in a pickling liquid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickle \Pic"kle\, n. [Obs.] See {Picle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickle \Pic"kle\, n. [Cf. D. pekel. Probably a dim. fr. {Pick}, v. t., alluding to the cleaning of the fish.] 1. (a) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine. (b) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc. 2. Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickle \Pic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pickled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pickling}.] 1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers. 2. To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Picke \Pi"cke\, n. [Prob. fr. pightel or pingle.] A small piece of land inclosed with a hedge; a close. [Obs.] [Written also {pickle}.]