unpinked

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ pinked.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈpɪŋkt/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

unpinked (not comparable)

  1. Not pinked; of clothing or fabric, not ornamented with holes or scallops.
    • c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
      Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made;
      And Gabriel's pumps were all unpinked i' the heel
    • 2007, Gooseberry Patch Homemade Gifts from the Heart, page 15:
      Gather and glue the unpinked edge of the fabric and tuck it inside the tube.
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