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Pinked

Pink \Pink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinking.] [OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form of pick.]

  1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles.

  2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword.
    --Addison.

  3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.]
    --Herbert.

Pinked

Pinked \Pinked\, a. Pierced with small holes; worked in eyelets; scalloped on the edge.
--Shak.

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pinked

vb. (en-past of: pink)

Usage examples of "pinked".

His braided and pinked peascod doublet set off his slender waist to advantage, but gave him a slightly effeminate look.

Inside, the sun pinked and patterned the floor, aureoled the two whiteshirted men, standing widely separated, and fell upon itself, reflected in the steel, with redoubled kisses.

Then fingers like a bunch of cheese straws clamped over the wizard's mouth and an extremely sharp cutting edge pinked his adams apple and a damp voice right by his ear said, 'Not a shound, or you ish a dead man.