unpinkedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪŋ(k)t/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪŋ(k)t/ Not pinked (in various senses of pink v.1).
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a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 119 Gabrels pumpes were all vnpinkt i' th heele. View more context for this quotation
1797 T. Connelly & T. Higgins Diccionario Nuevo y Completo de las Lenguas Española é Inglesa II. 615/3 An unpinked waistcoat, chupa sin ojetes.
1857 National Rev. Apr. 303 He carried home his skinful of claret unpinked from many a heavy bout at Button's.
1992 Threads Mag. Oct. 40/2 Pink one side of the interfacing squares before fusing to compare with the unpinked side.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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