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View synonyms for breastpin

breastpin

[ brest-pin ]

noun

  1. a pin worn on the breast or at the throat; brooch.


breastpin

/ ˈbrɛstˌpɪn /

noun

  1. a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of breastpin1

First recorded in 1825–35; breast + pin
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Example Sentences

The Peyton pearls must be taken from the strong box—a necklace, earrings, breastpin and tiara.

This was a breastpin of purest gold, with the head—a great violet cut from a single amethyst—as perfectly executed as hers.

She was in Bex, eighteen years ago, when Babette was baptized; she had given Babette, the expensive breastpin which she wore.

It seemed in her dream that there was something at the bottom that she wanted—a breastpin or a piece of money.

An excessively coloured man in a rasping white shirt and brand-new slops, a shining hat, and a breastpin, turned round.

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