Dictionary entry

Pink (4)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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. Herbert.