pincheck

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noun

A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.

Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounpincheck (countable and uncountable, plural pinchecks)

plural pinchecks

  1. countableuncountableA kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.

    […] Gulla Slogum hurried out to the yard, the stiff curls of her flat forehead bouncing, her plumpness well corseted now and covered by a fresh red and white pincheck dress and a starched lawn apron.

    1981, Mari Sandoz, Slogum House, page 21

Origin

From pin + check.

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Cite this entry
APA

pincheck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pincheck

MLA

“pincheck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pincheck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pincheck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pincheck.

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