Associations to the word «Pickled»

Wiktionary

PICKLED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of pickle
PICKLED, adjective. Preserved by pickling.
PICKLED, adjective. (slang) Drunk.
PICKLED EGG, noun. (British) An egg, usually from a hen, that has been pickled in vinegar, giving the outside a brown colour.
PICKLED EGGS, noun. Plural of pickled egg
PICKLED ONION, noun. (British) An onion that has been pickled in vinegar. It is often served as a bar snack in British pubs, and as part of a salad or ploughman's lunch.
PICKLED ONIONS, noun. Plural of pickled onion
PICKLED PINE, noun. A wood finish in which a pale colour is added whilst allowing the grain to show

Dictionary definition

PICKLED, adjective. (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats