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tie tack

American  
Or tie tac

noun

  1. a pin having an ornamental head, pinned through the ends of a necktie to hold it against a shirt.

Etymology

Origin of tie tack

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Where we usually ski, daycare consists of one surly adolescent with a tie tack in her eyebrow and two broken Tonka trucks.

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How about a mini tape recorder that has a pinhead microphone disguised as a tie tack?

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The tie tack should be located midway between the buttons of the breast pocket.

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