The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . kroot and ivorm-grass. The name extends to thespecies S. Anthebnia of the West Indies and South Amer-ica, there used as a similar remedy. pink-saucer (pingksaser), «. A small sau-cer coated with a coloring substance which,when applied to the face, gives a fresh jjink col-or; also, a similar saucer the coating of whichwas formerly used to give a flesh-tint to silkstockings or ribbons. Pinkster (pingkster), n. and a. [Also Pinxtei;, < D. Pinkster, E
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . kroot and ivorm-grass. The name extends to thespecies S. Anthebnia of the West Indies and South Amer-ica, there used as a similar remedy. pink-saucer (pingksaser), «. A small sau-cer coated with a coloring substance which,when applied to the face, gives a fresh jjink col-or; also, a similar saucer the coating of whichwas formerly used to give a flesh-tint to silkstockings or ribbons. Pinkster (pingkster), n. and a. [Also Pinxtei;, < D. Pinkster, Easter: see Pentecost.]AVTiitsuntide: ,Pinksterivolics. [Dutch Amer-ican.] The next day was the first of the three that are devotedto Pinkster, the great Saturnalia of the New York this festival is always kept with more vivacityat Albany than in York, it is far from being neglected,even now, in the latter place. Cooper, Satanstoe, iv. pinkster-flcwer (pingkster-flouer), u. Thebeautiful shrub Phndodendron (J::alca) nudi-ftoruin, common in swamps and on shaded hill-sides from Canada to The flowers have the. Flnwerinfj Brancn of Purple ^. Pinkster-flower {R/tihiffifn-aron njidijlerunt). style and stamens much exserted, and are (luite variableIn color — pink, piirple, atul (in the South) sometimes yel-low. ,\l80 called aznhn and honeysuckle. [Local, NewYork atid \ew England.) pink-stern (pingkstern), n. A pinky. pink-sterned (pingkstemd), «. Narrow orsliaip ill the stern, as a pinky. pinkweed (jiingkwed). n. The common knot-grass, Piilygdnum arictdnre: so called from apinkish color about the joints. pinkwood (pingkwiid), n. A Brazilian tree,JJicypclhnm (Persea) cnryopliyllatmn, scentedthroughout like the carnation, whence thename; also, an uns]iecifiod Australian cabinet-wood— Brazilian pinkwood. see rhiism-aUimma. pinkyl (pingki), ((. t< jiiiik- + -i/i.] Of apink color; somewhat pink. pinky- (pingki), a. [A\sopinkie, pinkey; <.pink^
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