hatpin

[ hat-pin ]

noun
  1. a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.

Origin of hatpin

1
First recorded in 1890–95; hat + pin

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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 Johnson
  • In front of the fire, they had mounted twelve marshmallows, which they were toasting to a beautiful brown on twelve hatpins.

  • She 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 Onions
  • Her hands were busy with her hatpins and her eyes that peered up at him were filled with laughter.

  • Aurora 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

hatpin

/ (ˈhætˌpɪn) /


noun
  1. a sturdy pin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair, often having a decorative head

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