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Hatpin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A long straight pin usually with an ornamental head, used to secure a hat to the wearer's hair.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A long metallic pin. often with a fancy head, used for fastening on a woman's hat.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair

Word Usage

"Wonder Woman is a DC Comics character -- Warner Bros.-parent Time Warner owns DC Comics -- who is a corporate suit by day, but who but can change into her alter ego at the drop of a hatpin."

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