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Pinking   Listen
noun
Pinking  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.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Pinking" Quotes from Famous Books



... Looky! Looky!" Mickey shouted, holding his side with one hand and waving a paper with the other. "All the old boys hiking to the beauty parlours. Pinking up the glow of youth to beat Billie Burke. Corner on icicles; Billie gets left, 'cause the boys are using all of them! Oh my! Wheel o' time oiled with cold cream and reversed with an icicle! Morning paper! Tells you how to put the cream on your face 'stead of in the coffee! ...
— Michael O'Halloran • Gene Stratton-Porter



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