pinker

[Eng. pink (1), v.; -er.] 1. One who works cloth, ., in small holos; one who does pinking. *2. One who cuts, stabs, or pierces. Pink-er-ton, s. [After Allen Pinkerton, noted American detective.) A member of a private detective force. pink'-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [PINK (1), υ.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang.: The act of piercing, cutting, or stabbing. 2. Needlework : A method of decorating dre es, trimmings for furniture, rugs, and shrouds, by means of a sharp stamping instrument. Pieces of material are cut out by it in scallops, at the edge, other designs within the border. The stamp ing is of semicircular or angular form, and the extreme edge is evenly jagged or notched. Also called pouncing. Entom .: Xanthia silago , a British moth; family pinking-iron, s. A cutting-tool for scalloping Ortho side. pink-needle, s. IMG:content-1106.jpg:[blocks in formation] the edge of ribbons, flounces, paper for coffin-trimmings, etc. pink-ster, s. [PINGSTER.] pink-ý, pink-ey, a. [Eng. pink (3), v.; y.) Winking, blinking; pink-eyed. "The bear with his pinkey eyes leering after his enemy's approach."- Knight: Pict. Hist. Eng., ii. 875. pin-na (1) ( pl. pin'-næ), s. [Lat., another form of penna a feather.] 1. Anat.: The part of the outer ear which projects from the side of the head. 2. Bot. ( pl.): The primary divisions or segments of a pinnated leaf; the leaflets.