Originally: a decorative pin, a brooch, a clasp. Later more generally: a pin.

An ornamental fastening, consisting of a safety pin, with the clasping part fashioned into a ring, boss, shield, or other device of precious…

A small, thin, rigid piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a flattened or rounded head at the other, used to hold objects in place or…

A brooch. Obsolete.

A clasp, buckle, fibula, or brooch, esp. one set with precious stones, for holding together the two sides of a garment; (hence) a clasped…

An ornamental button consisting of or set with three or more jewels in a bunch.

An ornamental clasp, buckle, or setting.

A ring, a brooch.

A buckle or clasp; a setting.

Historical. A clasp, buckle, or brooch.

a straight pin with an ornamental head, worn to keep a tie in place or as a brooch.