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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison.
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3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pinking \Pink"ing\, n.
1. The act of piercing or stabbing.
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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.
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{Pinking iron}.
(a) An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons,
flounces, etc.
(b) A sword. [Colloq.]
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