| 单词 | breastpin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreastpin breastpin n. now chiefly historical a small, jewelled or otherwise ornamented pin or brooch, worn on the chest to fasten a garment or as decoration. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun] > other brooches breast brooch1625 breastpin1779 mourning pin1822 bosom-brooch1835 witch brooch1871 mantle-knot1896 fáinne1919 1779 Morning Chron. 25 June A valuable set shoe buckle and a diamond breast pin. 1825 W. Scott Diary 23 Nov. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) VI. iv. 133 I hate fine waistcoats and breast pins upon dirty shirts. 1999 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 5 July 1 e During the Civil War, when coffee was scarce in the South, one Atlanta jeweler set coffee beans in breastpins like diamonds. < as lemmas |
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