单词 | pinking |
释义 | pinkingn.1 1. a. The action of pinking cloth, leather, a garment, etc.; an instance of this. Also pinking-out. Cf. pink v.1 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > cutting, stamping, or pinking pinking1503 1503 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 221 Item, for making of the said goun..xxs. Item, for pynking of the sleffis of it..vs. xd. 1558 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 86 Nicholas Marten for pynckinge of xxxv yardes di. of satten. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Deschiquetement,..a iagging,..a pinking, or small, and thicke cutting. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 350/1 The Pinking of a Shooe, when the grain of the Leather is raised by a sharp pointed Tool, that the inner part is seen. 1743 tr. N. Andry Orthopædia II. 78 Some advise to give squint-eyed Children small Writing to read, or employ them in fine Needle-Work, as in very fine Tapestry, Embroidery, or Pinking. 1845 C. Dickens Chimes ii. 63 I introduced pinking and eyelet-holeing among the men. 1883 Daily News 22 Sept. 3/3 The mode of finishing the edges..known as ‘pinking-out’, continues to be followed. 1961 Great Bend (Kansas) Daily Tribune 17 Mar. Sewing, pinking, button-holing and related tasks are completed on the production line. 2001 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 9 Nov. f11 Cutting serrated edges on the strips, pinking is a common sewing technique. b. Any work decorated in this way; esp. an ornamental edging or trim. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > cut, stamped, or pinked work pinking1609 1609 R. Hakluyt tr. Virginia richly Valued iii. 7 The Castellans very gallant with silke vpon silke, with many pinkings and cuts. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Oct. (1972) VII. 328 The King says the pinking upon white makes them look too much like magpyes, and therefore hath bespoke one [vest] of plain velvet. 1677 J. Phillips tr. M. de Scudéry Almahide ii. i. 69/2 The persecuting Aladin varied his Discourse on the pinkings and lacings, and a hundred different follies. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. iv. 39 These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of all our neighbours. 1860 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. (ed. 2) (Gloss.) Pinking, an ornamental edging cut to silk dresses by a machine that makes a semicircular jagged indent, something after the fashion of the ancient leaf-borders. 1952 C. Camden Elizabethan Woman viii. 227 Cloth hats are elaborately trimmed with embroidery, pinking, or jewelry. 1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts l. 600/1 Seam edges should always be finished somehow, with pinking, stitching or serging, or seam binding. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > tattooing pouncing1601 pinking1611 tattooing1774 punctuation1777 tattooment1885 henna tattooing1992 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. v. vii. 179/1 Their cutting, pincking and pouncing of their flesh, with garnishments..of sundry shapes and fashions. 3. The action or an act of piercing, beating, or striking. Also figurative. Cf. pink v.1 2. Now rare (chiefly Scottish). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > [noun] > specific object a person threshingOE sousingc1580 rib-roast1595 basting1599 swingeing1603 cuffing1610 lamming1611 rib-roasting1613 mauling1621 pinking1637 drubbing1650 diverberation1651 verberation1661 trimming1675 rib1699 thrashing1720 dousing1721 fagging1746 bumping1751 dusting1799 clapperclawing1806 milling1806 hiding1809 punishment1811 doing1814 bethumping1831 mugging1846 jacketing1850 frailing1851 pasting1851 towelling1851 tanning1863 fum-fum1885 ribbing1894 paddywhack1898 tanking1905 beating-up1915 shellacking1931 sloshing1931 clobbering1948 twatting1963 duffing-up1967 1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 107 He then is frighted with the shrill recheat And feares a pinking with the yellers fangs. 1673 H. N. Payne Morning Ramble iv. 57 A way many a Young Gallant hath prevented the pinking his Doublet by—. 1687 A. Behn Emperor of Moon i. ii. 15 Who the Devil can this be? I felt a Poniard, and am glad I sav'd my Skin from pinking. 1720 J. Leigh Kensington-Gardens v. 83 Lucinda: Rascal! Villain! Bardach: No Matter for that; this is better than pinking. 1796 Eloise de Montblanc III. 84 I was coming..to see Sir Augustus after the pinking he received. 1844 W. M. Thackeray Barry Lyndon i. xvii, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 241/1 I do believe she advanced my cause more than six months' courtship could have done, or the pinking of a half-dozen of rivals. 1899 J. H. Smith Troubadours at Home I. xxi. 346 Whoever crossed swords with him was pretty sure of an audacious pinking in the ribs. 1906 Elyria (Ohio) Chron. 18 Jan. 6/3 This fencing was with pointed swords, and already there had been a deal of pinking. 1965 Sc. National Dict. at Pink Pinkin, a beating, thrashing. Compounds C1. pinking machine n. ΚΠ a1865 E. C. Gaskell Lett. (1966) 816 Dear Miss Watkins, Thank you very much for the use of the Pinking Machine. 1916 E. Wharton in Scribner's Mag. Oct. 442/1 Evelina languidly put her pinking-machine on the table, and sat down to the monotonous work of pinking a heap of black silk flounces. 1998 Textile Horizons June 28/1 (advt.) Pinking machines Motorised, manual & heavy duty. pinking punch n. ΚΠ 1909 N.E.D. at Punch Pinking punch. C2. pinking iron n. now chiefly historical a sharp instrument for cutting out pinked borders; (humorously) a sword. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > other types of cutting equipment > [noun] > others ripper1659 Mohock1721 pinking iron1761 stock knife1799 sapper1822 ice plough1830 race knife1832 dresser1860 race-tool1867 pen-maker1875 stone-cutter1875 twinning-machine1875 nail cutter1876 paper cutter1880 guillotine1883 miller1890 flaker1891 undercutter1891 race1904 lino-cutter1907 gang mower1917 go-devil1918 rotary cutter1936 stripping-bill1968 fragmentizer1972 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > cutting, stamping, or pinking > equipment for bodkinc1440 scallop-iron1688 pinking iron1761 stiletto1828 1761 in E. Singleton Social N.Y. under Georges (1902) 242 [I] have ever since been so scrupulous an observer of it [sc. taste] that I never was the mark of a pinking-iron behind it. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Pinking-iron, a cutting instrument for scolloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, paper for coffin trimmings, &c. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 335/3 Our woman's tool set consists of..one pinking iron, one darning egg, [etc.]. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. 15 Kitchen equipment including a coffee grinder, pinking irons, a copper preserving kettle and pewter plates. pinking scissors n. = pinking shears n. ΚΠ 1938 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 8 Dec. 9/1 (advt.) Electric Irons, Scissors, Pinking Scissors, Percolators, [etc.]. 1979 E. Taylor in I. Webb Compl. Guide Flower & Foliage Arrangem. viii. 103/1 Pinking scissors will avoid having to hem the edges. pinking shears n. scissors with a serrated blade, used to cut a zigzag edge, esp. to prevent fraying of fabric. ΚΠ 1934 Helena (Montana) Independent 11 Mar. 11/4 If you have pinking shears, use them for cutting because that gives a nice finished edge to the ruffles. 1995 Mod. Woman Jan. 47/1 Sewing scissors and pinking shears. The zigzag edge prevents fraying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † pinkingn.2 Obsolete. The action of winking or blinking the eyes; an instance of this. Chiefly in winking and pinking (and variants). Cf. pink v.2 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > peeping tooting?1553 pinking1608 peeking1637 twiring1728 out-peeping1818 1608 T. Heywood Rape of Lucrece sig. D4v I..neuer so much as glaunc'd, neuer vs'd any winking or pinking, neuer nodded at her. 1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iv. 49 Leave off your winking and your pinking. 1714 J. Ozell tr. Molière Wks. I. 101 No, no, no winking and pinking. 1730 T. Cooke Battle of Poets 18 When he peeps in her Eyes, For to see the Smiles rise, Well pleas'd with the Pinking, And Winking, And Blinking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). pinkingn.3 The production of a metallic rattling sound in an internal combustion engine as a result of over-rapid combustion of the mixture in the cylinder. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > noise in knock1899 put-put1905 pinking1910 ping1927 pink1927 putter1942 pinging1955 1910 Times 2 Nov. 16/5 A plug the screwed part of which projects only inwards beyond the cylinder walls may get so hot as to cause pre-ignition, knocking or pinking. 1930 Flight 11 July 787 A further change was made to a poor grade spirit, and the symptoms of pinking combined with loss of efficiency were much exaggerated. 1968 Pract. Motorist Oct. 205 The detonation causes a distinctive knock (‘pinking’) when the engine is under load. 2000 Pract. Classics June 147/3 The single-cam and the twin-cam..may need the ignition timing to be retarded by up to about five degrees if pinking occurs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pinkingadj.1 Now English regional (northern and midlands) and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. steepc1000 standing1340 glazenc1380 glassy1412 ungladlyc1450 sparklinga1500 goggle1540 pinking1566 whally1590 vailed1591 unweeping1598 dejected1600 unwet1601 glossed1602 haggard1605 saucer-like1612 saucer1618 glaring1622 uncast1629 startling1648 poppinga1696 upraised1707 glancy1733 glazed1735 almond1786 open-eyed1799 bald1807 glazing1808 lustreless1810 unfathomable1817 vague1820 soulless1824 beady1826 socketless1833 fishy1836 glazy1838 popped1849 agoggled1860 uprolled1864 unfaceted1893 shoe-button1895 poppy1899 googly1901 slitty1908 bead-berry1923 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Biiij The sonne he squynts, the father saythe He hath a pincking eye. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xxxvii. 334 Some have great glaring eies; others againe as little and as pinking. 1612 P. Lowe Disc. Whole Art Chyrurgerie (ed. 2) v. xi. 145 The littlenes of the Eye caled atrophia or macies oculi cometh by nature, and is called the pigs Eye, or pincking Eye. 1636 W. Davenant Platonick Lovers ii. i. sig. C4 O sir, she hath the prettiest pinking eyes; The holes are no bigger then a Pistoll Bore. 1706 S. Centlivre Love at Venture iv. 35 Those pinking Ogles of thine. 1792 Brooke's Fool of Quality (new ed.) II. 193 Miss Neighbourly, indeed, does not set up for a beauty; she knows she will have nothing to repent of for any murders committed by her pinking eyes. 1826 Ass 1 Apr. 2 You there with the pinking eyes and the fish-knife nose. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 116 What little pinking eyes. 1866 J. E. Brogden Provinc. Words Lincs. (at cited word) What pinking eyes he has got. b. Of light: dim. ΚΠ 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 116 What a pinking light the candle gives. a1903 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 513/1 [South Lincolnshire] That candle makes a pinking light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pinkingadj.2 Obsolete. rare. That pinks or stabs; murderous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [adjective] > stabbing pinking1579 1579 J. C. Poor Knight his Pallace sig. Hivv My hart, What pincking panges? what danger doost thou feele? 1644 W. Laud Wks. (1854) IV. 343 His fellow, Wadsworth,..called him pinking knave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † pinkingadj.3 Scottish. Obsolete. That trickles or drips. ΚΠ 1815 West Briton 14 Apr. 4 O'er crystall'd roof and sparry wall, Where pinking drops perpetual fall. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 63 Oh ye whase cauldriffe snoutties drap, Like pinkin' weet frae riggin' crap. 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