picnic (picnicked)

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• Picnicked — Picnic Pic nic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Picnicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picnicking}.] To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• picnic — ► NOUN ▪ a packed meal eaten outdoors, or an occasion when such a meal is eaten. ► VERB (picnicked, picnicking) ▪ have or take part in a picnic. ● be no picnic Cf. ↑be no picnic DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• picnic — [pik′nik] n. [Fr pique nique, prob. < piquer, to pick + nique, a trifle < OFr niquier, to nod] 1. a pleasure outing at which a meal is eaten outdoors ☆ 2. a shoulder cut of pork, cured like ham: see PORK, also picnic ham or picnic shoulder… …   English World dictionary

• Picnic — Pic nic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Picnicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picnicking}.] To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• picnic — The verb has inflected forms picnicked, picnicking …   Modern English usage

• picnic — pic|nic1 [ˈpıknık] n ↑hamper, ↑rug [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: pique nique] 1.) if you have a picnic, you take food and eat it outdoors, especially in the country ▪ We decided to have a picnic down by the lake. go on/for a picnic ▪ We… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• picnic — I UK [ˈpɪknɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms picnic : singular picnic plural picnics * a) a meal eaten outside, especially in the countryside A lot of people take their family to have a picnic on the river bank. b) [only before noun] used… …   English dictionary

• picnic — [[t]pɪ̱knɪk[/t]] picnics, picnicking, picnicked 1) N COUNT When people have a picnic, they eat a meal out of doors, usually in a field or a forest, or at the beach. We re going on a picnic tomorrow... We ll take a picnic lunch. 2) VERB When… …   English dictionary

• picnic — 1 noun (C) 1 an occasion when people take food and eat it outdoors, especially in the country: We re having a picnic in the park this afternoon. | a picnic basket (=for carrying food for a picnic) 2 be no picnic informal to be difficult or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• picnic — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: German or French; German Picknick, from French pique nique Date: 1826 1. an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open; also the food provided for a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• picnic — picnicker, n. /pik nik/, n., v., picnicked, picnicking. n. 1. an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air. 2. the food eaten on such an excursion. 3. Also called picnic ham, picnic… …   Universalium