| 单词 | stickpin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstickpin stickpin n. North American a straight pin with an ornamental head, worn to keep a tie in place or as a brooch. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun] preenOE brooch?c1225 pina1275 lacec1384 ouchec1384 troche1434 fermilletc1475 bague1477 fermail1480 fibula1673 stickpin1890 1890 J. Hughes Chapters Camp Life vi. 78 She..displayed that tied-up finger, which had experienced a painful encounter in the early evening with a stick pin. 1903 N.Y. Sun 21 Nov. 2 Dr. Amador presented to the President a gold stickpin containing the flag of the new republic. 1973 M. R. Crowell Greener Pastures 132 A dapper tree sparrow, dark stickpin spot on his soft gray breast. 2003 V. O. Carter Such Sweet Thunder 41 In the chairs sat four serious, conservatively but richly dressed men, in immaculate white shirts, perfectly tailored summer suits, with jeweled fingers and diamond stickpins. < as lemmas |
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