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ˈpinholder [f. pin n.1 + holder1.] A holder for cut flowers, etc., comprising a mounting or base and projecting pins.
1956D. Bebb Flowers for You 24 Place the prepared branches firmly on a pin-holder, with some pieces of bright green moss covering it. 1960Woman 23 Apr. 61/1 Any large-headed flowers should be arranged this way, in a pinholder in a very shallow dish. 1967Times 22 Mar. 11 Most of them, like the pink daisies in Through the Looking Glass who turned white with shock when Alice threatened to pick them would..faint at the sight of a pin-holder. 1977Lancashire Life Feb. 9/2 The design is held in a tall black well pin-holder within a rough glazed ivory-coloured ceramic container. 1979I. Webb Compl. Guide Flower & Foliage Arrangem. iv. 58/1 All three branches must emerge from the point on the pinholder where Branch 1 is placed. |