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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
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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