hatpin
Origin of hatpin
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How to use hatpin in a sentence
"I say, we ought to have a couple of hatpins," he said, turning the cigar in his fingers.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonIn front of the fire, they had mounted twelve marshmallows, which they were toasting to a beautiful brown on twelve hatpins.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires | Laura Dent CraneShe pulled out her enamel-headed hatpins and threw the hat into an arm-chair; but when she turned she was a little calmer.
Gray youth | Oliver OnionsHer hands were busy with her hatpins and her eyes that peered up at him were filled with laughter.
The Scarecrow and Other Stories | G. Ranger WormserAurora sat down rather wearily, pulled out her hatpins, and laid her hat on her knee.
Whosoever Shall Offend | F. Marion Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for hatpin
/ (ˈhætˌpɪn) /
a sturdy pin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair, often having a decorative head
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