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pink

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  1. pinkie                
 
1. pink \'pink\ vt [ME pinken] 1a: PIERCE, STAB  1b: to wound by irony, 
   criticism, or ridicule  2a: to perforate in an ornamental pattern  2b: to 
   cut a saw-toothed edge on 
2. pink \'pin-ke-\ n [ME, fr. MD pinke] : a ship with a narrow overhanging 
   stern 
3. pink n [origin unknown] 1: any of a genus (Dianthus of the family 
   Caryophyllaceae, the pink f amily) of annual or perennial herbs often 
   cultivated for their showy flowers 2a: the very embodiment : PARAGON {~ of 
   condition}  2b1: one dressed in the height of fashion : SWELL  2b2: ELITE 
4. pink aj 1: of the color pink  2: holding moderately radical and usu. 
   socialistic political or economic v iews 3: ANGERED, EXCITED {thrilled ~}  
   - pink.ness n
5. pink n 1: any of a group of colors bluish red to red in hue, of medium 
   to high lig htness, and of low to moderate saturation 2a1: the scarlet 
   color of a fox hunter's coat  2a2: a fox hunter's coat of this color  2b: 
   pink-colored clothing  pl  2c: light-colored trousers formerly worn by army 
   officers  3: a person who holds advanced or moderately radical political or 
   economic  views