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hatpin (ˈhætˌpɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a sturdy pin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair, often having a decorative head | |
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Hatpin
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hatpin
long, ornamental pin used for decoration and for fastening a woman's hat securely to her hair. In the late Victorian era and the beginning of the 20th century, the hatpin became a popular and important clothing accessory.
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Example sentences
When she was not using the hatpin she was land ing blows with her flats.
They'd go to her when they misplaced a pearl hatpin or a suitcase key.
She sticks the hatpin in the center and wipes off a chair with her glove before she sits down.
She is inserting a tiny sword as a hatpin to hold it in place.
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