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picked (pikt)

adjective

  1. selected with care picked men
  2. gathered from plants rather than from the ground, as berries

Etymology: < pick

picked2 definition

picked (pik′id, pikt)

adjective

Now Chiefly Dial. having a sharp end; pointed

Etymology: ME < pick

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picked

modif.

elite, special, exclusive; see excellent.


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