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| 2 results for pinking | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pink \Pink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinking}.] [OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form of pick.] 1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles. 2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison. 3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pinking \Pink"ing\, n. 1. The act of piercing or stabbing. 2. The act or method of decorating fabrics or garments with a pinking iron; also, the style of decoration; scallops made with a pinking iron. {Pinking iron}. (a) An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, etc. (b) A sword. [Colloq.] | |
