See Also: pinking(1)(dictionary)
pinking(2)(dictionary)
pinking shears(dictionary)

pinking(1) (iou)



pinking noun1. E16.
[from PINK verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of PINK verb1; esp. the decoration of cloth etc. with holes or scalloped or zigzag edges; an example of such decoration, an ornamental edging.
Comb.: pinking-iron a sharp instrument for cutting out pinked borders. pinking scissors, pinking shears a dressmaker's serrated scissors used for cutting a zigzag edge.