- pickled
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adjective
Date: circa 1552
1. preserved in or cured with pickle <pickled herring> 2. drunk 1a <gets thoroughly pickled before dinner — New Yorker>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pickled
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Pickled — Pic kled, a. Preserved in a pickle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pickled — (engl.), in Essig u. Salz eingemacht … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
pickled — [pik′əld] adj. Slang intoxicated; drunk … English World dictionary
pickled — маринованный vinegar pickled tongue маринованный язык vinegar pickled tripe маринованный рубец pickled walnuts маринованные грецкие орехи vinegar pickled mushrooms маринованные грибы vinegar pickled vegetable marrow маринованный кабачок … English-Russian travelling dictionary
pickled — [[t]pɪ̱k(ə)ld[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Pickled food, such as vegetables, fruit, and fish, has been kept in vinegar or salt water to preserve them. ...a jar of pickled fruit. ...little tins of pickled herring. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you… … English dictionary
pickled — pick|led [ˈpıkəld] adj 1.) pickled vegetables or fruits have been preserved in ↑vinegar or salt water ▪ pickled onions 2.) old fashioned informal drunk … Dictionary of contemporary English
pickled — mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Very common.) □ She’s usually pickled by noon. □ It only takes a few drinks to get him pickled … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Pickled — Pickle 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To give an antique appearance to; said of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pickled — adj. Pickled is used with these nouns: ↑cabbage, ↑herring, ↑onion, ↑vegetables … Collocations dictionary
pickled — pick|led [ pıkld ] adjective 1. ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED drunk 2. ) preserved in VINEGAR or salt water: pickled onions/herrings/walnuts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
