French Meaning of pickle

Cornichon

Other French words related to Cornichon

Definitions and Meaning of pickle in English

Wordnet

pickle (n)

vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

informal terms for a difficult situation

Wordnet

pickle (v)

preserve in a pickling liquid

Webster

pickle (n.)

See Picle.

Webster

pickle (v. t.)

A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine.

Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.

Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.

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.

A troublesome child; as, a little pickle.

To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.

To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.

FAQs About the word pickle

Cornichon

vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar, informal terms for a difficult situation, preserve in a pickling liquidSee Picle., A solution o

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No antonyms found.

pickings => glanage, picking => cueillette, pickford => Pickford, pick-fault => critiquer, pickett => piquet,