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hatpin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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hat·pin /ˈhætˌpɪn/ noun [countable]  DCCa long pin that is used to make a woman’s hat stay on her head 〔女士用于使帽子固定在头上的〕长饰针,帽针
Examples from the Corpus
hatpinHe picked up my white cloth hat and fastened it to my hair with a hatpin.Her black straw hat, secured by a beaded hatpin, had seen its best days long ago.He leaned over her, removed her cheap hatpin and her old straw hat.Her black velvet hat was slightly askew, held in that position by her hatpin.
hat·pin nounChineseSyllable
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hatpin
hatpin /ˈhætˌpɪn/ noun [countable]
a long pin that is used to make a woman’s hat stay on her head


hat·pinBrE /ˈhætpɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhætpɪn/ 🔊 nouna long pin used for fastening a hat to your hair, especially in the past (尤指旧时的)女帽饰针,帽针