Pickle

See Picle.

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.

informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"