breastpin
breastpin noun: an ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
Noun
breastpin (plural breastpins)
- An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
- 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.1843, Thomas Carlyle, chapter 17, in Past and Present
- A sprig of white flowers was in her light wavy hair, and another fastened by her breastpin drooped over her bosom.1883, Edward Payson Roe, chapter 5, in His Sombre Rivals
breastpin meaning in Tamil
breastpin in Tamil
- மார்பூசி
Synonyms of breastpin
Forms of breastpin
| plural | breastpins |
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Origin of breastpin
From breast + pin.
Questions about breastpin
- What does breastpin mean?
- Breastpin means an ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
- What is breastpin in Tamil?
- Breastpin in Tamil is மார்பூசி. See Breastpin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is breastpin?
- Breastpin is a noun.
- What is the plural of breastpin?
- The plural of breastpin is breastpins.
Words near breastpin in the dictionary
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