4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European minnow; — so called from the color of its abdomen
in summer. [Prov. Eng.] Bunch pink is Dianthus barbatus.
— China, or Indian, pink. See under China.
— Clove pink is Dianthus Caryophyllus, the stock from which
carnations are derived.
— Garden pink. See Pheasant's eye.
— Meadow pink is applied to Dianthus deltoides; also, to the ragged
robin.
— Maiden pink, Dianthus deltoides.
— Moss pink. See under Moss.
— Pink needle, the pin grass; — so called from the long, tapering
points of the carpels. See Alfilaria.
— Sea pink. See Thrift.
PINK
Pink, a.
Defn: Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons. Pink eye (Med.), a popular name for an epidemic variety of ophthalmia, associated with early and marked redness of the eyeball. — Pink salt (Chem. & Dyeing), the double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal. — Pink saucer, a small saucer, the inner surface of which is covered with a pink pigment.
PINKED
Pinked, a.
Defn: Pierced with small holes; worked in eyelets; scalloped on the edge. Shak.
PINK-EYED
Pink"-eyed`, a. Etym: [Pink half-shut + eye.]
Defn: Having small eyes. Holland.
PINKING
Pink"ing, n.
1. The act of piercing or stabbing.