PICKLED
pickled
(adjective) (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
pickled
simple past tense and past participle of pickle
Adjective
pickled (comparative more pickled, superlative most pickled)
Preserved by pickling.
(slang) Drunk.
Synonyms
• (preserved)
• (drunk): See drunk
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"kled, a.
Definition: Preserved in a pickle.
PICKLE
Pic"kle, n. [Obs.]
Definition: See Picle.
Pic"kle, n. Etym: [Cf. D. pekel. Probably a dim. fr. Pick, v. t., alluding to the cleaning of the fish.]
1. (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.
2. Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.
3. (Founding)
Definition: 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.
4. A troublesome child; as, a little pickle. [Colloq.] To be in a pickle, to be in disagreeable position; to be in a condition of embarrassment, difficulty, or disorder. "How cam'st thou in this pickle" Shak.
– To put a rod in pickle, to prepare a particular reproof, punishment, or penalty for future application.
Pic"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pickled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pickling.]
1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.
2. To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
Pi"cle, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. pightel or pingle.]
Definition: A small piece of land inclosed with a hedge; a close. [Obs.] [Written also pickle.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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