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stickpin

American  
[stik-pin] / ˈstɪkˌpɪn /

noun

  1. 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.


Etymology

Origin of stickpin

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

Example Sentences

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My first professionally published work appeared in Ms., and I still have a stickpin with the magazine’s logo — remember stickpins and how popular they were in the ’80s?

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2020

He wore a well-tailored midnight-blue suit—even in the sixties he wore suits—and a stickpin through his collar.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

You could have heard a diamond stickpin drop.

From Forbes • Oct. 8, 2013

Her father — "a sharp, beautiful dude with a diamond stickpin" — would have none of that.

From Time • May 10, 2010

This man was wearing an immaculate white suit, a pale blue shirt and a yellow satin tie with a bright stickpin.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath