stickpin
a decorative straight pin with a jeweled or ornamented head and a long shaft with a sheath for encasing the point, used for holding an ascot or necktie in place.
Origin of stickpin
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How to use stickpin in a sentence
The boys also united in the gift of a stick pin to Mrs. Stanhope and another to Mrs. Laning, and sent Mr. Laning a necktie.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)Oh, hurry, Rob; give me my stick-pin, Wythie—they're coming!
The Little Grey House | Marion Ames TaggartI inquired, remembering the stick-pin and where it had been found.
The Mystery of the Hidden Room | Marion HarveyHe was very neatly dressed in a suit of quiet dark material, wore rich dark red tie, with a stick pin to it.
Turns about Town | Robert Cortes HollidayOne purchaser got a gold pen, another a very pretty stick pin.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success | Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for stick pin
the US name for tiepin
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