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.]