verb
pink
To cut a scalloped or zigzag edge.
She pinks the fabric edge with special shears.
Etymology
Pink had an older sense of piercing or decorating with small cuts. The sewing sense specializes that cutting action to a regularly scalloped or zigzag edge.
More examples
- He pinked the ribbon to keep its edge decorative.
- They have pinked the seam allowances.
- She is pinking the cloth in a zigzag pattern.
Forms
pink · pinks · pinked · pinking