Associations to the word «Pinking»
Wiktionary
PINKING, verb. Present participle of pink
PINKING, noun. Decoration by adding holes or scalloping.
PINKING IRON, noun. An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, etc.
PINKING IRON, noun. A sword.
PINKING IRONS, noun. Plural of pinking iron
PINKING SHEARS, noun. (sewing) A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.