Category:Pinking

Pink"ing, n.

1. The act of piercing or stabbing.

2. The act or method of decorating fabrics or garments with a pinking Iron; also, the style of decoration; scallops made with a pinking Iron. Pinking iron. (a) an instrument for scalloping the edges of Ribbons, flounces, etc. (b) a sword. [colloq.]