pink1
¦ adjective
1. of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon.
2. informal, often derogatory left-wing.
3. of or associated with homosexuals: the pink economy.
¦ noun
1. pink colour, pigment, or material.
(also hunting pink) the red clothing or material worn by fox-hunters.
2. (the pink) informal the best condition or degree.
3. informal, often derogatory a left-wing person.
Derivatives
pinkish adjective
pinkly adverb
pinkness noun
Origin
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pink2
¦ noun a plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender grey-green leaves. [Genus Dianthus.]
Origin
C16: perh. short for pink eye, lit. 'small or half-shut eye'.
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pink3
¦ verb
1. cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on.
2. archaic decorate.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'pierce or nick slightly'): cf. Low Ger. pinken 'strike, peck'.
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pink4
¦ verb Brit. (of a vehicle engine) make rattling sounds as a result of over-rapid combustion of the fuel-air mixture in the cylinders.
Origin
early 20th cent.: imitative.
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pink5
¦ noun historical a small square-rigged sailing ship with a narrow overhanging stern.
Origin
C15: from MDu. pin(c)ke, of unknown ultimate origin.
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pink6
¦ noun dated a yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base.
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.