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.

hatpin

/ ˈhætˌpɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hatpin¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hat + pin

Example Sentences

The turbine is constructed on an axle made of a hatpin which runs through the top of the standards for bearings.

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Make a small hook, E, from a short piece of rather stiff wire and fasten it to the hatpin about 1 in.

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It was the imitation-jet head of a hatpin—a steel hatpin—that was ten inches long and maybe longer.

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Then going to her dressing table she drew the hatpin from the pincushion and carelessly slipped the rings on her fingers.

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I had my hatpin in my gown and I should have killed myself first.

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