transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English piken out, from piken to pick + out — more at pick
1.
a. : to take out or remove by picking : peck out
b. : to play the notes of (a melody) by ear or one by one
2.
a. : select , choose
bright students are picked out at the age of 10 or 11 and brought along on scholarships — Douglas Bush
b. : to make out or distinguish with the senses or the understanding
many famous summits can be picked out on a clear day — O.S.Nock
3.
a. : to relieve (a plain surface) or accentuate (a pattern or outline) with lines or flecks of color
b. : to cause to stand out clearly : make distinct or emphatic
help to pick out morals which have already been hinted — G.N.Flew
in snow-white gaucho costume, picked out by the spotlights — Winifred Bambrick