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English

Noun

  1. An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area.
  2. *1843, w:Thomas_Carlyle|Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, ch. 17,
  3. *: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.
  4. *1883, w:Edward_Payson_Roe|Edward Payson Roe, His Sombre Rivals, ch. 5,
  5. *:A sprig of white flowers was in her light wavy hair, and another fastened by her breastpin drooped over her bosom.


Synonyms


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Breastpin \Breast"pin`\ (br[e^]st"p[i^]n`), n.
A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a
brooch.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet breastpin
n : a decorative pin worn by women [syn: brooch, broach]
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