pickle Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
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noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; muddle; jam; hole.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
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verb preserve in a pickling liquid
WordNet
Pic"kle noun
Definitions
Obs.See Picle .
Pic"kle noun
Etymology
Cf. D.Definitions
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(a) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine. (b) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc. -
Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar. esp., a cucumber thus preserved -
(Founding) 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; Colloq.as, a little .pickle
Pic"kle transitive verb
Wordforms
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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.