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scarfpin

scarfpin noun: a pin used to hold a scarf or tie in place.

Noun

scarfpin (plural scarfpins)

  1. A pin used to hold a scarf or tie in place.
    • Mr Carlyle listened to the faithful catalogue of his possessions. His fetter-and-link albert of gold and platinum was minutely described. His spotted blue ascot, with its gentlemanly pearl scarfpin, was set forth, and the fact that the buttonhole in the left lapel of his morning coat showed signs...1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Forms of scarfpin

pluralscarfpins

Origin of scarfpin

From scarf + pin.

Questions about scarfpin

What does scarfpin mean?
Scarfpin means a pin used to hold a scarf or tie in place.
What part of speech is scarfpin?
Scarfpin is a noun.
What is the plural of scarfpin?
The plural of scarfpin is scarfpins.

Words near scarfpin in the dictionary

  1. scarflike
  2. scarfmaker
  3. scarfmakers
  4. Scarfo
  5. Scarfos
  6. scarfpin
  7. scarfpins
  8. scarfs
  9. scarfs down
  10. scarfs up
  11. scarfskin

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