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stickpin

[ stik-pin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; stick ² + pin

It might mount nicely into a stickpin for Bill, she thought; a memento of the Klappan Range.

He had, as a matter of fact, attractive eyes; and that cerise-coloured knitted tie with a pearl stickpin might indicate much.

Colliver cried peevishly, "Why can't a man wear a passable ring and stickpin without it attracting the attention of other people?"

Ain't he got a new pair of pants, a blouse, a navy blue tie and a new stickpin?

A gold-wire bracelet on her left wrist and a stickpin in her four-in-hand tie were her only ornaments.

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