to finish (fabric) at the edge with a scalloped, notched, or other pattern, as to prevent fraying or for ornament.
to punch (cloth, leather, etc.) with small holes or figures for ornament.
Chiefly BritishDialect. to adorn or ornament, especially with scalloped edges or a punched-out pattern.
Origin of pink
2
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English pinge(n), pinken, pung(en) “to push (a door), batter, shove; prick, stab, pierce; punch holes in,” Old English pyngan “to prick,” possibly from Latin pungere “to prick, pierce”; cf. point, puncheon2
Definition for pink (3 of 3)
pink3
[ pingk ]
/ pɪŋk /
noun
a vessel with a pink stern.
Also pinky .
Compare pink stern.
Origin of pink
3
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English pynck(e), from Middle Dutch pinke “fishing boat”
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A translucent plastic chair hangs from the ceiling, which is also pink and feathered.
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Ideal for kids between 2-5, and available in a broad range of colors for all personalities, from lime green to bright pink to camo.
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Here, everything is pink, everyone is happy, and, as it turns out, pretty much everything is fake.
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On social media, Madusa refers to her fans as pink warriors.
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He was very sincere and nice, but I saw him glance at the pink moustache across my lip.
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The pair riff on pink slime, the New World Order, and even the War on Christmas™.
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The prevailing color is pink; the headgear: red bows and ears; the guests: super giddy.
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Flowers line the pathways, the moors are pink with bloom, the undergrowth teems with darting wings.
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She looked at him with a sardonic smile, plucking a pink wad from the lid of a box of sweetmeats beside her.
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British Dictionary definitions for pink (1 of 3)
pink1
/ (pɪŋk) /
noun
any of a group of colours with a reddish hue that are of low to moderate saturation and can usually reflect or transmit a large amount of light; a pale reddish tint
pink cloth or clothingdressed in pink
any of various Old World plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, such as D. plumarius (garden pink), cultivated for their fragrant flowersSee also carnation (def. 1)
any of various plants of other genera, such as the moss pink
the flower of any of these plants
the highest or best degree, condition, etc (esp in the phrases in the pink of health, in the pink)
a huntsman's scarlet coat
a huntsman who wears a scarlet coat
adjective
of the colour pink
Britishinformalleft-wing
USderogatory
sympathetic to or influenced by Communism
leftist or radical, esp half-heartedly
informalof or relating to homosexuals or homosexualitythe pink vote
(of a huntsman's coat) scarlet or red
verb
(intr) another word for knock (def. 7)
Derived forms of pink
pinkish, adjectivepinkness, nounpinky, adjective
Word Origin for pink
C16 (the flower), C18 (the colour): perhaps a shortening of pinkeye
British Dictionary definitions for pink (2 of 3)
pink2
/ (pɪŋk) /
verb(tr)
to prick lightly with a sword or rapier
to decorate (leather, cloth, etc) with a perforated or punched pattern
to cut with pinking shears
Word Origin for pink
C14: perhaps of Low German origin; compare Low German pinken to peck
British Dictionary definitions for pink (3 of 3)
pink3
/ (pɪŋk) /
noun
a sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging transom
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