pickling

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pickle \Pic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pickled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pickling.]

1.To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers. [1913 Webster]

2.To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters. [1913 Webster]