Found 3 items, similar to Pinking.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: pink
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pink
pink
adj : of a light shade of red [syn:
pinkish]
pink
n 1: a light shade of red
2: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus
cultivated for their fragrant flowers [syn:
garden pink]
pink
v 1: make light, repeated taps on a surface;
“he was tapping his
fingers on the table impatiently” [syn:
tap,
rap,
knock]
2: sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
“the car
pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”;
“The car pinked
when the ignition was too far retarded” [syn:
ping,
knock]
3: cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pinking
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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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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