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- An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area.
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What does the noun breastpin mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun breastpin . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Breastpin definition: a pin worn on the breast or at the throat; brooch.. See examples of BREASTPIN used in a sentence.
noun. a pin worn on the breast or at the throat; brooch. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1825–35; breast + pin] This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35.
1. : a woman's brooch. 2. : tiepin. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with:
Define breastpin. breastpin synonyms, breastpin pronunciation, breastpin translation, English dictionary definition of breastpin. n a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers...
Breastpin definition: An ornamental pin or brooch worn at the breast or near the throat.
Noun. An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area. Mark on that nose the colour left by too copious port and viands; to which the profuse cravat with exorbitant breastpin, and the fixed, forward, and as it were menacing glance of the eyes correspond.
