a. 1. Pointed; sharp. “Picked and polished.” Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let the stake be made picked at the top. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Picked dogfish. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]