Definition of Pinking

1. n. The act of piercing or stabbing.

Definition of Pinking

1. Verb. (present participle of pink) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pinking

1. a method of cutting or decorating [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinking

pinkened
pinkening
pinkens
pinker
pinkers
pinkest
pinkey
pinkeye
pinkeyes
pinkeys
pinkie
pinkier
pinkies
pinkiest
pinkify
pinking (current term)
pinking-shear
pinking shears
pinkings
pinkish
pinkishly
pinkishness
pinkishnesses
pinkly
pinkness
pinknesses
pinko
pinkoes
pinkos
pinkroot

Literary usage of Pinking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The hand-book of dress-making by Mary J. Howell (1845)
"... fn pinking is an elegant style of trimming in gros de Naples: it is done by means of a punch and a block of lead; both are very inexpensive articles. ..."

2. The Life and Times of Samuel Crompton: Inventor of the Spinning Machine by Gilbert James French, Robert Cole (1860)
"From 1729 to 1738 (when Paul took out his first patent) I find no trace of his proceedings except that he had invented a machine for the pinking of crapes, ..."

3. Lancashire Worthies by Francis Espinasse (1874)
"For a considerable time after Paul had obtained his patent for spinning cotton, he appears to have carried on the pinking business; for there is among the ..."

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