Definition of Pinking. Meaning of Pinking. Synonyms of Pinking

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Definition of Pinking

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. 2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison. 3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert.
Pinking
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.]

Meaning of Pinking from wikipedia

- Look up pinking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pinking may refer to: Engine knocking, the noise indicative of improper combustion in internal combustion...
- Pinking shears are scissors with saw-toothed instead of straight blades. They produce a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge. Before pinking scissors...
- survived to the current day in pinking shears, hand-held scissors that cut a zig-zagged line to prevent fraying. The color pink has been described in literature...
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- The Pink Panther is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector...
- Pink is a privately owned, national radio station and TV channel in Serbia. Pink's parent company is the Belgrade-based Pink International Company, a member...
- Alecia Beth Moore Hart (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for...
- century. The trace of a triangle wave or a sawtooth wave is a zigzag. Pinking shears are designed to cut cloth or paper with a zigzag edge, to lessen...