| Pickle (pickle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pic"kle |
| [Obs.] |
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A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be
preserved or corned; brine.
Any article of food which has been
preserved in brine or in vinegar.
A bath of dilute
sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust,
etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to
brighten them or improve their color.
A troublesome child; as, a little
pickle.
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| Pickle (pickle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Pic"kle |
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To preserve or season in
pickle] to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle
herrings or cucumbers.
To give an antique appearance to; -- said
of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
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