hatpin

American  

[hat-pin] / ˈhætˌpɪn /

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.

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hatpin British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of hatpin

First recorded in 1890–95; hat + pin

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Example Sentences

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hatpin

The museum also confirmed it lost a bust, brooches, a perfume bottle, two bracelets, comb, hatpin, belt buckle and several necklaces and pendants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

She fought with her own weapon — an 8-inch hatpin — while the other boys ran for help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2022

This slightly cubic orb in fine green straw is pierced by a cylinder: a hatpin wittily exaggerated to the scale of a bolt.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2011

According to Lady Sings the Blues, she accidentally pierced her scalp with a hatpin and sang with blood trickling down her face.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2011

He jumped as though someone had stuck a hatpin deep into his bottom and he yelled "Ow!"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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