Definition of pickle
- n. - See Picle.
- v. t. - A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc.,
may be preserved or corned; brine.
- v. t. - Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving
vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.
- v. t. - Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or
in vinegar.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - A troublesome child; as, a little pickle.
- v. t. - To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind
of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.
- v. t. - To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or
imitations of paintings by the old masters.