Note 62 — V Carnations and Gilliflowers
Reading edition
From the French picot, a pinked edge. We still use the word "pinked" for a cut edge, and "pinking-iron" is the word for that with which the edge is cut.
Reading edition
From the French picot, a pinked edge. We still use the word "pinked" for a cut edge, and "pinking-iron" is the word for that with which the edge is cut.