01 a. Pointed; sharp.
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1.
Pointed; sharp.“Let the stake be made picked at the top.” — Mortimer.
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2.
Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.(Zool.)
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3.
Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.
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4.
Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Picked dogfish —
See under Dogfish.
Picked out —
ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like, of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage body dark green, picked out with red.